Thursday, November 8, 2007
11:10 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 the prayer which was offered by Rev. Michael A. Schuler of the First Unitarian Society in Madison.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Wirch led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 88 offered by Senator Lassa.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 199 offered by Senator Leibham.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Vinehout, Risser, Robson, Erpenbach, Lassa and Miller.
Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Miller, Vinehout, Risser, Erpenbach, Jauch and Robson.
Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Miller, Vinehout, Risser, Erpenbach, Jauch, Robson and Taylor.
Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Miller, Vinehout, Risser, Erpenbach, Jauch and Robson.
Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Miller, Vinehout, Risser, Erpenbach and Robson.
Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Vinehout, Miller, Risser, Robson, Erpenbach, Jauch, Lassa and Kreitlow.
Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Vinehout, Risser, Robson, Erpenbach, Jauch, Kreitlow and Miller.
Senate amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 207 offered by Senators Vinehout, Miller, Risser, Robson, Erpenbach, Lassa and Kreitlow.
State of Wisconsin
Senate
November 8
, 2007
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to officially inform you that I am resigning from my position as Senate Democratic Caucus Chair, effective November 8, 2007, so that I may concentrate on my duties as Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Finance.
As my replacement the Senate Democratic Caucus has elected Senator Roger Breske as the Senate Democratic Caucus Chair, effective immediately.
Sincerely,
Mark Miller
Caucus Chair
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Molepske added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
299
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Roessler added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
299
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
154
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
526
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
153
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
260
.
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Assembly Bill
393
Relating to: adding a circuit court branch in Barron, Chippewa, Dodge, Green, Juneau, Monroe, and St. Croix counties.
By Representative
Bies
; cosponsored by Senator Taylor
, by request of Director of State Courts
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Schweitzer, Jon,
of Black River Falls, as a member of the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 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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