2009-11-04 Senate Journal

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Ninety-Ninth Regular Session

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STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

Amendments Offered

Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 223 offered by Senator Lassa.

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Report of Committees

The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 331

Relating to: prohibiting a person who has been convicted or adjudicated delinquent for committing certain serious crimes or who is the subject of a pending criminal charge or delinquency petition for committing a serious crime from being licensed, certified, or contracted with to provide child care, from being employed or contracted as a caregiver of a child care provider, or from being permitted to reside at a premises where child care is provided and making an appropriation.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 3.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 3.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 3.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 3.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Passage as amended.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Senate Bill 40

Relating to: public financing of campaigns for the office of justice of the supreme court, making appropriations, and providing penalties.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 2.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 3.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 3.

Ayes, 11 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman and Lassa. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.

Noes, 4 - Senators Darling and Olsen. Representatives Vos and Montgomery.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 4.

Ayes, 15 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman, Lassa, Darling and Olsen. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman, Grigsby, Vos and Montgomery.

Noes, 0 - None.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 4.

Ayes, 11 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman and Lassa. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.

Noes, 4 - Senators Darling and Olsen. Representatives Vos and Montgomery.

Passage as amended.

Ayes, 11 - Senators Miller, Hansen, Taylor, Lehman and Lassa. Representatives Pocan, Colon, Mason, Shilling, Sherman and Grigsby.

S402 Noes, 4 - Senators Darling and Olsen. Representatives Vos and Montgomery.

Mark Miller

Senate Chairperson

The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:

Assembly Bill 174

Relating to: authorizing sharing of tax increments by certain environmental remediation tax incremental districts.

Concurrence.

Ayes, 6 - Senators Erpenbach, Carpenter, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.

Noes, 0 - None.

Assembly Bill 273

Relating to: podiatrist-patient privilege, immunity exemption for podiatrists providing emergency care at athletic events, allowing podiatrists to determine an illness or injury and complete forms for the purpose of granting assistance to needy veterans, allowing podiatrists to determine disability for the purpose of issuing certain hunting permits, cooperatives organized to provide sickness care, the Podiatrists Affiliated Credentialing Board, allowing podiatrists to certify driver school instructors' physical fitness, allowing Medical Assistance recipients to freely choose among podiatrists, and giving equal weight to certifications of disability by podiatrists for insurance purposes.

Concurrence.

Ayes, 6 - Senators Erpenbach, Carpenter, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.

Noes, 0 - None.

Jon Erpenbach

Chairperson

The committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 308

Relating to: a requirement that an employer permit an employee who is a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver for a volunteer fire department or fire company, a public agency, or a nonprofit corporation to be late for or absent from work if the lateness or absence is due to the employee responding to an emergency that begins before the employee is required to report to work.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.

Ayes, 5 - Senators Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.

Noes, 0 - None.

Passage as amended.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Wirch, Plale, Holperin and Lazich.

Noes, 1 - Senator Hopper.

Robert Wirch

Chairperson

The committee on Senate Organization reports:

Referred to the joint committee on Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e):

Senate Bill 263

Referred to, and withdrawn from, the joint committee on Finance and made available for scheduling, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e):