2007-10-25 Senate Journal

Thursday, October 25, 2007

10:00 A.M.

Ninety-Eighth Regular Session

S370

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

The Senate met.

The Senate was called to order by President Risser.

The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Bills Presented to the Governor

The Chief Clerk records:

Senate Bill 40

Presented to the Governor on 10-25-2007.

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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals; Reference of Appointments

Read and referred:

Senate Joint Resolution 65

Relating to: recognition of November as Diabetes Awareness Month.

By Senators Risser, Lassa, Darling, Plale, Roessler, Hansen, Breske, Erpenbach, Sullivan, Wirch, Vinehout, Lehman, Cowles, Coggs and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Newcomer, Jeskewitz, Sheridan, Albers, Friske, Davis, Hintz, Fields, Kaufert, Vruwink, Boyle, Musser, Ballweg, Seidel, Berceau, Rhoades, Kleefisch, Van Roy, Pope-Roberts, Shilling, Richards, Cullen, Gronemus, Hines, Nelson, Ziegelbauer, Kerkman, Schneider, Travis, Turner, Toles, Soletski, Hahn, Benedict, Colon, A. Ott, Hebl, Wasserman, Townsend, Petrowski, Hraychuck, Van Akkeren, Mason, M. Williams and Molepske.

To committee on Senate Organization.

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State of Wisconsin

Office of the Governor

October 3, 2007

The Honorable, The Senate:

I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Serlin, Erica, of Madison, as a member of the Psychology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.

Respectfully submitted,

JIM DOYLE

Governor

Read and referred to committee on Health and Human Services.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Education reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 42

Relating to: school policies on bullying.

Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.

Ayes, 6 - Senators Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow, Olsen and Lazich.

Noes, 1 - Senator Grothman.

Passage as amended.

Ayes, 5 - Senators Lehman, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kreitlow and Olsen.

Noes, 2 - Senators Grothman and Lazich.

John Lehman

Chairperson

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Petitions and Communications

State of Wisconsin

HIRSP

October 22, 2007

The Honorable, The Senate:

Enclosed is a copy of the HIRSP Authority's 2006 Annual Report. This is to fulfill our requirement of Statutes 149.43 (6) and referenced in 13.172(2) of the Wisconsin State Statutes.

If you require any other information please contact our Operations Manager, Josh Weisbrod at 608-441-5777.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Jackie Ferris

Executive Assistant

State of Wisconsin

Ethics Board

October 23, 2007