The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
__________________
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 173 offered by Senator Darling.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 271 offered by Senator Leibham.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 292 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 292 offered by Senator Lazich.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 6 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 8 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 7 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
Senate amendment 9 to Senate Bill 368 offered by Senator C. Larson.
__________________
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 385
Relating to: state agency fiscal and operations reports and quarterly hearings of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.
By
Senators
Lazich and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Kramer, Pridemore, Endsley, Loudenbeck and Bies.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 386
Relating to: voter registration at high schools and certain tribal schools.
By
Senators
Lazich, Grothman and Olsen; cosponsored by Representatives Thiesfeldt, Strachota, Bernier, Jacque, Kestell, Nygren, Weininger, Stroebel and Marklein.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 387
Relating to: requiring that personal flotation devices be worn by certain underage persons in certain boats.
By
Senators
King and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Spanbauer, Berceau, Jorgensen, Molepske Jr, Pope-Roberts, Radcliffe and Sinicki.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 388
Relating to: duties of ski area operators and participants in snow sports, liability of ski area operators, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Grothman, Galloway, Wanggaard, Schultz and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Brooks, LeMahieu, Kerkman, Ballweg, Kestell and Doyle.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 389
Relating to: exempting electronic smoking devices from the types of smoking devices that may not be used in certain locations.
By
Senators
Grothman and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Pridemore, Endsley, Bernier, Kestell and Craig.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 390
Relating to: appointment of notaries public, collection agencies, and community currency exchanges.
By
Senator
Grothman
; cosponsored by Representative Kramer
.
To committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.
Senate Bill 391
Relating to: the procedure for the administrative dissolution of corporations.
By
Senator
Grothman
; cosponsored by Representative Kramer
.
To committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.
The committee on Natural Resources and Environment reports and recommends:
Harrison, Lynn,
of Elk Mound, as a member of the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard, Galloway, Wirch, Holperin and C. Larson.
Noes, 0 - None.
Johnson, Ken,
of Madison, as a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to serve for the term ending January 12, 2012.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard, Galloway, Wirch, Holperin and C. Larson.
Noes, 0 - None.
Johnson, Ken,
of Madison, as a member of the Great Lakes Protection Fund, to serve for the term ending January 12, 2014.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard, Galloway, Wirch, Holperin and C. Larson.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 368
Relating to: permits for discharges into wetlands; wetland mitigation; wetland mapping and delineation; fees for permits and other authorizations or determinations by the Department of Natural Resources relating to structures, deposits, and other activities in or near navigable waters; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard, Galloway, Wirch and C. Larson.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Holperin.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 10.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard, Galloway, Wirch, Holperin and C. Larson.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard and Galloway.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Wirch, Holperin and C. Larson.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Transportation and Elections reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 271
Relating to: return of absentee ballots and voting in person by electors who have voted by absentee ballot in the same election.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Lazich, Leibham and Lasee.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and S. Coggs.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 3.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Lazich, Leibham and Lasee.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Erpenbach and S. Coggs.
Passage as amended.