Tuesday, March 4, 2008
12:36 P.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 Reverend David Brandfass from West Middleton Lutheran Church in Verona.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Vinehout 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 251 offered by Senator Lehman.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 439 offered by Senator Wirch.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 446 offered by Senator Jauch.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill
136
Senate Bill
292
Senate Bill
297
Senate Bill
301
Senate Bill
310
Senate Bill
366
Senate Bill
393
Senate Bill
431
Senate Bill
473
Senate Bill
485
Senate Bill
509
Senate Joint Resolution 87
Report correctly enrolled on 3-4-2008.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill
1
Senate Bill
167
Senate Bill
279
Presented to the Governor on 3-4-2008.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 97
Relating to: state recognition of the sovereign status of federally recognized American Indian tribes and bands.
By
Senators
Jauch, Robson, Harsdorf, Plale, Miller, Kreitlow, Vinehout, Coggs, Lehman, Taylor, Wirch, Carpenter, Risser, Breske, Decker, Hansen, Darling and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Soletski, Mursau, Sherman and Grigsby.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 98
Relating to: commending Mayor Theresa M. Estness on her career and service to the citizens of Wisconsin.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Taylor, Darling and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Jeskewitz, Grigsby, Kessler and Albers.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 554
Relating to: exempting certain lifts from the statutes regulating the installation of elevators and similar conveyances, exempting personnel hoists and material hoists from the statutes regulating the installation and operation of elevators and similar conveyances, rules implementing the statutes regulating the installation and operation of elevators and similar conveyances, and delaying the effective date for statutes regulating the installation and operation of elevators and similar conveyances.
By
Senator
Plale
; cosponsored by Representative Kleefisch
.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
Relating to: public notification of the location of sexually violent persons.
