Thursday, October 29, 2009
11:45 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by
Chief Clerk Marchant, pursuant to Senate Rule 5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 127 offered by Senator Risser.
Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 290 offered by Senator Hansen.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 324 offered by Senator Taylor.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 324 offered by Senator Taylor.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 349 offered by Senator Plale.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill
369
Presented to the Governor on 10-29-2009.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 54
Relating to: commending Mary and Ted Kellner on the occasion of their receiving the Warren P. Knowles Humanitarian Award.
By
Senators
Darling, Miller, Kanavas and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives J. Ott, Pasch, Townsend and M. Williams.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 374
Relating to: creating a commercial driver license exception for law enforcement officers operating commercial motor vehicles.
By
Senators
Grothman, Kedzie, Olsen, Darling and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Suder, Mursau, Vos, Townsend, Gunderson, LeMahieu, Knodl, Friske, A. Ott, Lothian, Brooks and Bies.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 375
Relating to: the exchange of electronic records contained in the Consolidated Court Automation Program and in the Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System between the director of state courts and the Department of Children and Families and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Sullivan, Taylor, Coggs, Darling and Lehman; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Grigsby, Berceau, Danou and Townsend.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 376
Relating to: fees from retired law enforcement officers seeking to carry concealed weapons and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Holperin, Taylor, Hansen, Harsdorf, Darling, Hopper, Schultz, Sullivan, Carpenter, Wirch, Kedzie, Lazich, A. Lasee, Grothman, Kapanke and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Hraychuck, Friske, Hubler, Jorgensen, Bies, Suder, Nygren, Danou, Montgomery, Kerkman, Sherman, Nerison, Kestell, Turner, Rhoades, Ripp, LeMahieu, Vos, Clark, Pridemore, Vruwink, Mursau, Meyer, Kaufert, Zepnick, Townsend, Van Roy, Honadel, Roth, Smith, Spanbauer, Brooks, Nass, Knodl, Petrowski, Kramer and Ballweg.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 377
Relating to: carrying concealed weapons by law enforcement officers and by retired law enforcement officers.
By
Senators
Holperin, Taylor, Hansen, Harsdorf, Darling, Hopper, Schultz, Sullivan, Carpenter, Wirch, Kedzie, Lazich, A. Lasee, Grothman, Kapanke and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Hraychuck, Friske, Hubler, Jorgensen, Bies, Suder, Nygren, Danou, Montgomery, Kerkman, Sherman, Nerison, Kestell, Turner, Rhoades, Ripp, LeMahieu, Vos, Clark, Pridemore, Vruwink, Mursau, Meyer, Kaufert, Zepnick, Strachota, Townsend, Van Roy, Honadel, Roth, Smith, Spanbauer, Brooks, Nass, Knodl, Petrowski, Kramer and Ballweg.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 378
Relating to: exempting certain capital expenditures made by a technical college district from the requirement for a referendum.
S392
By
Senators
Holperin, Taylor, Vinehout and Kreitlow; cosponsored by Representatives Shilling, Danou, Huebsch, Hixson, Soletski, Nerison, Mason, Brooks, Toles, Molepske Jr. and Zepnick.
To committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 178
Relating to: motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson and Lassa.
Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Darling and Olsen.
Representatives Vos and Montgomery.
Senate Bill 134
Relating to: motor vehicle operating privileges, seizures by courts or law enforcement officers of operator's licenses, and reinstatement of canceled identification cards.
Passage.
Ayes, 12 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson and Lassa.
Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.
Noes, 4 - Senators
Darling and Olsen.
Representatives Vos and Montgomery.
Senate Bill 184
Relating to: licenses and limited X-ray machine operator permits to engage in the practice of radiography, creating a radiography examining board, granting rule-making authority, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 15 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby and Montgomery.
Noes, 1 - Representative
Vos.
Senate Bill 208
Relating to: regulation of persons who sell dogs or operate animal shelters or animal control facilities, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Robson, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mark Miller
Senate Chairperson