One-Hundred and First Regular Session
12:35 P.M. TUESDAY, November 5, 2013
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Ellis.
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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 a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Moulton 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 Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Vukmir be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist12920Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 191 offered by Senator Lassa. hist12700Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 196 offered by Senator Petrowski. hist12713Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 249 offered by Senator Grothman. hist12716Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 278 offered by Senators T. Cullen, Jauch, Miller, Lehman, Shilling, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, C. Larson, Risser, Wirch, Vinehout and Harris. hist12717Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 278 offered by Senators Jauch, Erpenbach, Carpenter, L. Taylor, Vinehout, Harris, Lehman, Miller, T. Cullen, Wirch, Risser, C. Larson, Lassa and Hansen. hist12729Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 278 offered by Senators T. Cullen, L. Taylor, Jauch, Erpenbach, C. Larson, Hansen, Shilling, Vinehout and Miller. hist12931Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 278 offered by Senator Erpenbach. hist12714Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 314 offered by Senator Lasee. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist12727Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 249. hist12725Pursuant to Senate 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 274. hist12728Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 325. hist12730Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 331. hist12767Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 331. hist12731Pursuant to Senate 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 332. hist12732Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 334. hist12726Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 335. hist12733Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 335. hist12766Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 335. hist12734Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 336. hist12768Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator L. Taylor added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 336. hist13252Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 336. hist12847Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Hutton added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 392. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
November 5, 2013
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization. hist12699Senate Bill 384, relating to: the laws of trusts, the Uniform Trust Code, the Uniform Principal and Income Act, powers of appointment, and changes to estate recovery and divestment provisions relating to public assistance programs., withdrawn from Committee on Judiciary and Labor and rereferred to Committee on Government Operations, Public Works, and Telecommunications. Sincerely,
MICHAEL G. ELLIS
Senate President
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State of Wisconsin
Office of Senator Tim Carpenter
November 5, 2013
The Honorable, the Senate,
