STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
One-Hundred and First Regular Session
11:31 A.M.   WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2013
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Pro Tempore Leibham.
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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 Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Hansen, Harris, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir and Wirch - 33.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Moulton.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Cowles led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator Larson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Jauch be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist4417Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 72 offered by Senator Farrow.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
hist3972Senate Bill 143
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages.
By Senators Hansen, Lehman, Harris, Vinehout, Wirch, Lassa, Shilling, Carpenter, Miller, L. Taylor, Risser, C. Larson, T. Cullen, Erpenbach and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Kahl, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Billings, Clark, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pasch, Pope, Richards, Riemer, Ringhand, Sargent, Shankland, Smith, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Wright, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick.
hist4232To committee on Judiciary and Labor.
hist4147Senate Bill 144
Relating to: creating a vehicle registration exemption for motor vehicles held by garagekeepers that are operated for purposes of repair, service, or testing.
By Senators Jauch, Olsen, Shilling, Lassa, L. Taylor, Grothman, Lehman and T. Cullen; cosponsored by Representatives Bewley, Pope, Czaja, Berceau, Ohnstad, Sinicki and Ringhand.
hist4233To committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
hist4081Senate Bill 145
Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty.
By Senators Farrow, Lasee and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Murtha, Stone, Kooyenga, Petersen, Tranel, A. Ott, Petryk, Spiros, T. Larson, Ripp, Born, Kleefisch, Hesselbein, Barnes, Williams, Bies, Thiesfeldt, Zepnick, Kahl, Bernier, Kestell, Czaja, Hebl, LeMahieu and Ohnstad.
hist4234To committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs.
hist4146Senate Bill 146
Relating to: assessing property used for aging cheese as manufacturing property.
By Senators Leibham, Gudex, Grothman, Kedzie, Tiffany, Olsen, T. Cullen, Lasee, Schultz and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Endsley, LeMahieu, Thiesfeldt, Kestell, Marklein, Ripp, Murphy, A. Ott, Schraa, Tranel, Tittl, Stone, Spiros and Mursau.
hist4235To committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue.
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Petitions and Communications
hist4270Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a co-author of Senate Bill 62.
hist4344Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 117.
hist4345Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 119.
hist4346Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 120.
hist4347Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 118.
hist4266Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 62.
hist4267Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 117.
hist4268Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 96.
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Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to training requirements for individuals administering nonprescription and prescription drug products to pupils.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
hist4074Report received from Agency, April 12, 2013.
hist4229Referred to committee on Health and Human Services, April 17, 2013.
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Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
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