2011-02-24 Senate Journal

Thursday, February 24, 2011

11:06 A.M.

One-Hundredth Regular Session

S137

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

The Senate met.

The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.

President Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that the
roll call, prayer, and pledge of the January 2011 Special Session
be applied to the Regular Session.

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Call of Roll

The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.

Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was:

Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.

Absent - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.

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Chief Clerk's Entries

The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday, February 23 , 2011.

Report of Committees

The committee on Senate Organization reports:

Referred to, and withdrawn from, the joint committee on Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e):

Senate Bill 6

Placed the following proposals on the Senate Calendar of Thursday, February 24, 2011:

Senate Joint Resolution 13

Senate Bill 6

Ayes: 3 - Senators Fitzgerald, Ellis and Grothman.

Noes: 0 - None.

SCOTT FITZGERALD

Chairperson

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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 24

Relating to: eliminating the fee for having land rezoned out a farmland preservation zoning district and eliminating the program for purchasing agricultural conservation easements.

By Senators Schultz, Galloway and Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Jacque, Rivard, Steineke, Ziegelbauer, Bies, Kerkman, Kestell, Nass, Kleefisch, Litjens, Pridemore and Weininger.

To committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.

Senate Bill 25

Relating to: eliminating authorization to create a regional transit authority, dissolving any existing regional transit authority and the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority, and eliminating the Southeast Wisconsin transit capital assistance program.

By Senators Grothman, Wanggaard, Lazich, Vukmir, Lasee and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Nass, Ripp, Vos, Wynn, Pridemore, Mursau, Petersen, Nygren, Kerkman, Suder, August and LeMahieu.

To committee on Transportation and Elections.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:

Winston, Wyman, of Atlanta, GA, as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 13, 2013.

Confirmation.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Hopper, Zipperer, Darling and Wanggaard.

Noes, 0 - None.

Senate Bill 11

Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to Tax Incremental Financing District Number 72 in the city of Milwaukee.

Passage.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Hopper, Zipperer, Darling and Wanggaard.

Noes, 0 - None.

S138 Senate Bill 21

Relating to: authorizing the town of Brookfield in Waukesha County to create a tax incremental district for a retail project.

Passage.

Ayes, 4 - Senators Hopper, Zipperer, Darling and Wanggaard.

Noes, 0 - None.

Randy Hopper

Chairperson

Petitions and Communications

Legislative Reference Bureau Corrections

Corrections In:

Senate Substitute Amendment 1

TO 2009 SENATE BILL 6

Prepared by the Legislative Reference Bureau

(February 24 , 2011)

1. Page 28, line 15: delete "1. " and substitute "1.".

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Consideration of Motions, Resolutions, and Joint Resolutions Not Requiring a Third Reading

Senate Joint Resolution 13

Relating to: declaring January 26 as Bob Uecker Day.

Read.

The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 13 be adopted?

The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 14; as follows:

Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.

Noes - None.

Absent or not voting - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.

Adopted.

Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 13.

Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:

Senate Joint Resolution 13

Messaged.

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