2012-03-01 Senate Journal

Thursday, March 1, 2012

One-Hundredth Regular Session

S747

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 Assembly Bill 209 offered by Senator Erpenbach.

Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 388 offered by Senators Erpenbach and Risser.

Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 518 offered by Senator Lazich.

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Senate Enrolled Proposals

The Chief Clerk records:

Senate Bill 184

Senate Bill 202

Senate Bill 274

Senate Bill 356

Senate Bill 442

Report correctly enrolled on 3-1-2012.

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Bills Presented to the Governor

The Chief Clerk records:

Senate Bill 442

Presented to the Governor on 3-1-2012.

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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 536

Relating to: prosecution time limits for the offense of trafficking a child, possession of child pornography, termination of parental rights after committing the offense of trafficking a child, criminal procedure, crime victim compensation, and providing a penalty.

By Senators Wanggaard and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Loudenbeck, Ballweg, Berceau, Endsley and A. Ott, by request of Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen.

To committee on Labor, Public Safety, and Urban Affairs.

Senate Bill 537

Relating to: the regulation of aquaculture.

By Senators Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, Schultz and Vinehout; cosponsored by Representatives Marklein, Krug, Brooks, Bewley, Endsley and Spanbauer.

To committee on Natural Resources and Environment.

Senate Bill 538

Relating to: changes to BadgerCare Plus and BadgerCare Plus Core programs by the department of health services and by waiver, disallowing certain carry-forward amounts for combined reporting purposes, and making an appropriation.

By Senators Erpenbach, Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Shilling and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Pasch, Barca, Berceau, Bewley, Billings, D. Cullen, Grigsby, Hebl, Hulsey, Kessler, Mason, Milroy, Pocan, Pope-Roberts, Ringhand, Roys, Seidel, Staskunas, Steinbrink, C. Taylor, Toles, Turner, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick.

To joint committee on Finance.

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Report of Committees

The committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education reports and recommends:

Petersen, Andrew, of Verona, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.

Confirmation.

Ayes, 7 - Senators Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.

Noes, 0 - None.

Dale Schultz

Chairperson

The committee on Education reports and recommends:

Senate Bill 461

Relating to: the governor's read to lead development fund, the Read to Lead Development Council, grants in support of literacy and early childhood development programs, teacher licensure, screening kindergarten pupils for reading readiness, remedial reading services for certain pupils, evaluating teacher preparatory programs and educator effectiveness, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.

Adoption of Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.

Ayes, 7 - Senators Olsen, Vukmir, Grothman, Darling, Vinehout, C. Larson and T. Cullen.

S748 Noes, 0 - None.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.

Ayes, 7 - Senators Olsen, Vukmir, Grothman, Darling, Vinehout, C. Larson and T. Cullen.

Noes, 0 - None.

Introduction of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.