Tuesday, March 24, 2009
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quourum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Pastor Ned Lenhart of the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepard in Eau Claire.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Darling led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 27 offered by Senator Lassa.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: celebrating March 25, 2009, as the 188th anniversary of Greek independence.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Plale, Coggs, Erpenbach, Lehman, Taylor, Miller and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Zepnick, Vukmir, Berceau, Bies, Danou, Jorgensen, Lothian, Petrowski, Pope-Roberts, Townsend and M. Williams.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: commending the University of Wisconsin women's hockey team on winning the NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey National Championship.
By
Senator
Risser
; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl and Black.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 129
Relating to: the privilege of self-defense.
By
Senators
Holperin, Vinehout, Decker, Plale, Schultz, Lazich, Leibham, Grothman, A. Lasee, Kanavas, Darling, Kapanke, Harsdorf and Hopper; cosponsored by Representatives Hraychuck, Danou, Vruwink, Mursau, Friske, Van Roy, Ballweg, Suder, Strachota, Petrowski, Vukmir, Zipperer, Davis, Bies, Kleefisch, Gunderson, Vos, Spanbauer, Kerkman, Nerison, LeMahieu, Kestell, Honadel, Rhoades, Zigmunt, Ripp, Jorgensen, Tauchen, Roth, Kaufert and Huebsch.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 130
Relating to: surrendering vehicle registration plates and the seizure and sale of vehicles used in certain drunken driving violations and creating a penalty.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representatives Bies and A. Ott.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 131
Relating to: authorizing the cities of Cudahy and Oak Creek to use environmental remediation tax increments generated by one environmental tax incremental district to benefit another environmental remediation tax incremental district.
By
Senator
Plale
; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Turner, Richards, Zepnick and Molepske Jr..
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 132
Relating to: expanding the life of a tax incremental district in the city of Racine.
By
Senators
Lehman, Plale, Coggs and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Turner and Zepnick.
To committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue.
Senate Bill 133
Relating to: operating a motor vehicle while suspended, revoked, or disqualified.
By
Senators
Taylor, Lehman and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Kessler, Fields, Berceau, Smith, Young, Sinicki, Mason, A. Ott, A. Williams and Toles.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Relating to: motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
By
Senators
Taylor, Lehman, Erpenbach, Grothman and Plale; cosponsored by Representatives Grigsby, Fields, Young, Roys, A. Williams, Vruwink, Turner, Berceau, A. Ott, Sinicki, Colon, Honadel, Toles, Kessler and Mason.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lazich added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 17
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 19
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 20
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
5
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
3
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 21
.
