One-Hundred and First Regular Session
11:00 A.M. TUESDAY, February 11, 2014
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, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir and Wirch - 32.
Absent with leave - Senator Jauch - 1.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Darling 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 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
hist19480Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 203 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, C. Larson, Risser, Miller, Lehman, Harris, Vinehout, Carpenter and T. Cullen. hist19699Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 203 offered by Senator Erpenbach. hist19759Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 212 offered by Senators Harsdorf and Vukmir. hist19458Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 299 offered by Senators Jauch and Lasee. hist19794Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 458 offered by Senator Grothman. hist19793Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 459 offered by Senator Lazich. hist19460Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 471 offered by Senator Shilling. hist19465Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 531 offered by Senator Farrow. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: number of school days and hours of instruction held in a school year and state aid for summer classes.
By Senators Olsen, Farrow and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Steineke, Thiesfeldt, Pope, Wright, Swearingen, Clark and Kulp.
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Petitions and Communications
hist19468Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Craig added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 574. hist19811Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Kerkman added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 589. hist19803Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Kooyenga added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 589. hist19455Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Shankland added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 435. hist19456Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Shankland added as a co-sponsor of Senate Bill 574. hist19529Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 61. hist19589Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 457. _____________
Advice and consent of the Senate
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all appointments be taken up en masse.
hist19485ABEGGLEN, PAUL of Waukesha, as a Registered Nurse 2 on the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015. hist19486ARMSTRONG, SHIRLEY of Stone Lake, as a Domestic Abuse Knowledge 2 on the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19487ARMSTRONG, PERRY of Madison, as a Public Member 2 on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2018. hist19488BERTH, BRUCE of Coleman, as a public member 2 on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19489BRAUNGER, JOSEPH of Madison, as a Public 2 on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19490BROWN, KELLY of Waukesha, as a Public Member 2 on the Chiropractic Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19491CAPODICE, DR. MARY JO of Sheboygan, as a Doctor-Osteopathy on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. hist19483DIEDERICH, RAYMOND of De Pere, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015. hist19492DITTMAR, BEVERLY A. of Eagle River, as a Northern Area rep 8 on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19493EBERLE, JOSEPH W. of Pewaukee, as a Professional Engineer 2 on the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers and Land Surveyors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19494FORBES, DR. ROBERT of Stevens Point, as a Veterinarian 4 on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19495GREBE, MICHAEL of Milwaukee, as a State Resident 5 on the Bradley Center Sports and Entertainment Corporation, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2020. hist19496GUSE, BRADLEY of Arpin, as a public member 4 on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2018. hist19497HAMBERGER, KEVIN of Franklin, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014. hist19498HERNANDEZ, NANCY of Milwaukee, as a Private Sector Rep 4 on the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation Board, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor. hist19499HILGENDORF, GARY of Tomahawk, as a Northern Area rep 6 on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19500HOLDEN, MICHAEL of Sheboygan Falls, as a Southern Area Rep 7 on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19501HORNING, JOHN of Pewaukee, as a Public Member 1 on the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 1, 2015. hist19484JOHNSON, ANDY of Wausau, as a member of the Livestock Facility Siting Review Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2018. hist19502KNOELL, DR. LYNDSAY N. of Mount Pleasant, as a Dentist 6 on the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. hist19503KRAUSE, SHERYL of Cottage Grove, as a Registered Nurse 3 on the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2014. hist19504LITSCHER, JOHN of Fitchburg, as a Public Member 3 on the UW Hospitals and Clinics Authority and Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19505MACKEY, JEFFREY of Middleton, as a Chiropractor 3 on the Chiropractic Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19506MARTIN, DIANE DOMMER of Cedar Grove, as a Veterinarian 5 on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19507MICHAELSEN, GLENN of Jackson, as a Public on the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19508MORAN, STEVE of Tomahawk, as a Northern Area rep 3 on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19509MULLEADY, MICHAEL J. of Minocqua, as a Real Estate Sales/Broker 4 the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. hist19510MURPHY, THOMAS of De Pere, as a Public Member on the Physical Therapy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19511O'BRIEN, LAURA of Cottage Grove, as a occupational therapist 2 on the Occupational Therapists Affiliated Credentialing Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2015. hist19512OLSON, SARAH of Readstown, as a Physical Therapist Assistant on the Physical Therapy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2017. hist19513SCHALL, SHELDON of Waunakee, as a public member 1 on the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. hist19514SCHURMAN, KARA of Lac du Flambeau, as a Domestic Abuse Knowledge 8 on the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016. hist19515SIMONS, DR. KENNETH of Mequon, as a Doctor-Medicine 6 on the Medical Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2018. hist19516TIMMERMAN, DANIEL of Kieler, as a Northern Area rep 2 on the Snowmobile Recreational Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2016.
