12:14 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
86
Assembly Joint Resolution
87
Assembly Joint Resolution
93
Assembly Joint Resolution
95
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Assembly Bill
266
Relating to: the provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass layoff and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Dexter, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Davis, Hebl, Hintz, Jorgensen, A. Ott, Seidel, Sinicki, Toles, Vruwink, A. Williams and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Sullivan, Lehman, Miller and Taylor.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: the life and public service of Rudy John Kuzel.
By Representatives Mason, Barca, Turner, Steinbrink, Kerkman, Berceau, Molepske Jr., Zigmunt, Pasch and Pocan; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Wirch, Taylor and Coggs.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 87
Relating to: the life and public service of Reuben K. Harpole, Jr.
By Representatives Richards, Turner, Pasch, Berceau, Townsend, Young, Fields and Grigsby; cosponsored by Senators Taylor, Plale, Miller and Darling.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 93
Relating to: recognizing November as National Adoption Month.
By Representatives Vruwink, Pasch, Zigmunt, Zepnick, Hebl, Kerkman, Townsend, A. Ott, Turner, Pope-Roberts, Ballweg, Hintz, Berceau, Strachota, Mason, Molepske Jr., Zipperer and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Holperin, Lassa, Lazich, Darling and Hopper.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 95
Relating to: commemorating the City of Racine's Demisemiseptcentennial (175th Anniversary).
By Representatives Mason, Turner, Vos, Kerkman, Barca, Hintz, Sherman and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Miller, Taylor and Lassa.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments, with the exception of Terese Berceau and Robert Dueholm, be taken up en masse.
Allen
, Okie,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Davis
, Danae,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Drew
, John,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2014.
Falbo
, Michael,
of Franklin, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Fisher
, Thomas,
of Wausau, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2012.
Gasperetti, Thomas,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Grignon, John,
of New Berlin, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Hanna
, Mark,
of Sheboygan, as a member of the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority, to serve for the term ending June 30, 2012.
Henzl
, Robert,
of Racine, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011
Holley
, Bill,
of Middleton, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2012.
Korabic, Edward,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Moore
, Michele,
of West Salem, as a member of the Funeral Directors Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
S406
Morales, Joe,
of Racine, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2012.
Musser
, Gene,
of Madison, as a member of the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Nuernberg, Christine,
of Mequon, as a member of the Wisconsin Professional Baseball Park District Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Opgenorth, Kevin,
of Platteville, as a member of the Board of Regents, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2010.
Pierce
, Dennis,
of Kenosha, as a member of the Real Estate Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Pruitt
, Chuck,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2016.
Walsh
, David,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Wingad
, Aaron,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Womack
, Betty,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2014.
Workinger, Marilyn,
of Marshfield, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2011.
Xiong
, Mai,
of Schofield, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2012.
Zellmer, Peter,
of Appleton, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 31.
Noes - Senator Grothman - 1.
Absent or not voting - Senator Robson - 1.
Confirmed.
Berceau, Terese,
of Madison, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - 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, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Robson - 1.
Confirmed.
Dueholm, Robert,
of Luck, as a member of the Real Estate Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - 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, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Robson - 1.
Confirmed.
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Senate Bill 241
Relating to: modifying the definition of all-terrain vehicle.