Tuesday, March 6, 2012
1:42 P.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silence.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Miller led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 50 offered by Senators Erpenbach, King, Hansen, Miller, Vinehout and Taylor.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 65 offered by Senator Lazich.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 382 offered by Senator Galloway.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 466 offered by Senator Wanggaard.
Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 488 offered by Senators Jauch, Schultz, King, Holperin, Hansen, Erpenbach, T. Cullen, C. Larson, Wirch, S. Coggs, Taylor and Vinehout.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 535 offered by Senator Schultz.
Senate substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 426 offered by Senators Jauch, Schultz, King, Holperin, Hansen, Erpenbach, T. Cullen, C. Larson, Wirch, S. Coggs, Taylor, Vinehout and Lassa.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 426 offered by Senators Taylor, Miller, C. Larson, Vinehout, Carpenter and Lassa.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 72
Relating to: modifying the session schedule for the 2011-12 biennial session period for the purpose of extending the date for the submission of enrolled bills to the governor for executive action.
By
Senator
S. Fitzgerald
; cosponsored by Representative J. Fitzgerald.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 549
Relating to: fees for dental services.
By
Senators
Wanggaard, Galloway, Holperin, Lasee, Vinehout, Moulton, Lazich, Hansen, Schultz, Erpenbach, King and Shilling; cosponsored by Representatives Wynn, Danou, Endsley, Bernier, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt, Nass, A. Ott, Petrowski, Young, Nerison, Kaufert, Pridemore, Doyle, Knilans, Krug, Petryk, Mason, Kuglitsch, Strachota, Loudenbeck, Ballweg, Ripp, Stone, Bernard Schaber, Tranel, Williams, Vos and Kerkman.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
Senate Bill 550
Relating to: professional or occupational licensure renewal requirements for active duty service members and their spouses and requirements concerning licensure in this state of spouses of service members temporarily stationed in this state.
By
Senator
Wanggaard
; cosponsored by Representative Spanbauer
.
To committee on Economic Development and Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 551
Relating to: external review process of health benefit plan decisions.
By
Senators
Erpenbach and Carpenter; cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Berceau, Pasch, Pope-Roberts and Turner.
To committee on Insurance and Housing.
Senate Bill 552
Relating to: eliminating registration requirements for all-terrain vehicles used exclusively for agricultural purposes or used exclusively on private property.
S759
By
Senator
Olsen
; cosponsored by Representatives Vruwink, Radcliffe, Jorgensen, Knilans, Doyle, Pridemore, Pope-Roberts, Spanbauer, Thiesfeldt, Turner and Marklein.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 553
Relating to: use of veterans identification cards as proof of identification for voting.
By
Senators
Olsen, Taylor, C. Larson, Erpenbach, Lasee, Vinehout and S. Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Sinicki, Roys, Vruwink, Steinbrink, Young, Hulsey, Grigsby, Toles, Ringhand, Milroy, Hebl, Berceau, Staskunas, Petryk, Pope-Roberts, C. Taylor, Clark, Spanbauer and Pocan.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 554
Relating to: sales and use tax exemption for energy-efficient products purchased in conjunction with Earth Day.
By
Senators
Lassa and Holperin; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske Jr, Pocan, Mason, C. Taylor, Spanbauer, Berceau, Sinicki and Bewley.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
