Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer, and pledge of the special session be applied to the regular session.
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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.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 75 offered by Senator Lassa.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 75 offered by Senator Lassa.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 480 offered by Senator Lassa.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 534
Relating to: expungement of misdemeanors.
By
Senator
Taylor
; cosponsored by Representatives Kessler, Grigsby, Pocan, Toles and Fields.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
Senate Bill 535
Relating to: indoor environmental quality in schools.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Hansen, Roessler, Harsdorf, Lehman, Taylor and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, Turner, Boyle, Musser, Sinicki, Grigsby, Cullen, Seidel, Molepske, Davis, Zepnick, Pocan, Sheridan, Staskunas, Benedict, Pope-Roberts, Berceau, Nelson, Van Akkeren and Soletski.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 536
Relating to: adding a member to the Council on Veterans Programs.
By
Senator
Sullivan
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 537
Relating to: judicial discretion in certain John Doe proceedings.
By
Senators
Taylor, Hansen, Lehman and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby and Turner.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
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The committee on Agriculture and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Greer, Marthina,
of Lomira, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Vasquez, Jose,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 425
Relating to: a meat processing facility investment income and franchise tax credit, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: increasing the public contract minimum bid requirements for drainage districts.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 456
Relating to: an addition to the 2007-09 Authorized State Building Program.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 459
Relating to: allowing dairy cooperatives to claim the dairy manufacturing facility investment credit and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 500
Relating to: creating an agricultural education and workforce development council and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 516
Relating to: providing financial aid at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Lassa, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kathleen Vinehout
Chairperson
The committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 457
Relating to: coverage of long-term care districts under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Carpenter, Coggs, Kreitlow, Schultz and Cowles.
Noes, 0 - None.