Relating to: regulating the purchase and sale of scrap metal and other metal items, the determination of property value of scrap metal for a theft conviction, creating a civil cause of action regarding scrap metal, and providing a penalty.
Senate Bill 509
Relating to: driver education instruction and driver's license examinations.
Senate Bill 513
Relating to: increasing the fee for a snowmobile trail use sticker.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
February 26
, 2008
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on
Senate Organization.
Senate Bill
453
withdrawn from committee on Economic Development and rereferred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection
.
Sincerely,
FRED A. RISSER
Senate President
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Roessler added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 90
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
292
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
407
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator A. Lasee added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
124
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
292
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5),
Senator Roessler withdrawn as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 537.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5),
Representative Strachota withdrawn as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill 499.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 377
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Assembly Bill
377
Relating to: requiring a hospital to provide to a sexual assault victim information and, upon her request, emergency contraception and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Musser, Pocan, Wood, Kaufert, Richards, Hilgenberg, Hintz, Molepske, Wasserman, Kreuser, Hebl, Soletski, Toles, Benedict, Berceau, Black, Boyle, Grigsby, Hraychuck, Kessler, Parisi, Pope-Roberts, Seidel, Sheridan, Sherman, Shilling, Sinicki, Smith, Travis, Turner, Vruwink, Young and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Robson, Taylor, Miller, Plale, Risser, Erpenbach, Lehman, Wirch, Hansen, Jauch, Carpenter, Kreitlow, Coggs, Lassa and Sullivan.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments except Jack Fischer, be taken up en masse.
Kuehl, Bruce,
of Menomonie, as a member of the Marriage and Family Therapy Professional Counseling and Social Work Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Pike
, Mary,
of Madison, as a member of the Nursing Home Administrator Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
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.
Fischer, Jack,
of Appleton, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
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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Senate Resolution 9
Relating to: urging Congress and the President to enact the Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 90
Relating to: commending students, faculty, and staff of the University of Wisconsin System campuses on Undergraduate Research Day.
Adopted.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 1:00 P.M.
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1:02 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum. The roll was called and a quorum was present.
Senate Bill 124
Relating to: notice for child abuse, vulnerable adult, and harassment injunctions.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 124?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 124
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 163
Relating to: state procurement of contractual services.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 163?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 163?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 163