One-Hundred and Second Regular Session
11:15 A.M. TUESDAY, January 12, 2016
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Lazich.
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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 Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Gudex, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch - 32.
Absent with leave - Senator Vukmir - 1.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Petrowski 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 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
hist47050Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 322 offered by Senator Wanggaard. hist46781Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 338 offered by Senator Moulton. hist47121Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 339 offered by Senator Marklein. hist47093Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 434 offered by Senator Tiffany. hist46753Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 463 offered by Senator Stroebel. hist46783Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 474 offered by Senator Petrowski. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: agricultural loan guarantee programs administered by the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority.
By Senators Moulton, Harsdorf, Harris Dodd, LeMahieu, Olsen, Petrowski, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Marklein; cosponsored by Representatives Nerison, Novak, Ballweg, Loudenbeck, Quinn and Ripp.
hist46737To committee on Agriculture, Small Business, and Tourism. Relating to: special registration plates associated with certain professional basketball teams and making an appropriation.
By Senators LeMahieu, Harris Dodd, Gudex, C. Larson, Lassa, Lazich, Stroebel, Tiffany and L. Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Tittl, Allen, Barnes, Hintz, Jarchow, Kahl, Ohnstad, A. Ott, Rohrkaste, Sinicki, Steffen, Vorpagel and Zamarripa.
hist47117To committee on Transportation and Veterans Affairs. Relating to: Agricultural Producer Security Council members, expenses for inspection and certification of grain, the American Society for Testing and Materials, service of process for the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, eliminating a reporting requirement for local ordinances relating to pesticides, and making an appropriation (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection).
By Law Revision Committee
hist47124To committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: appointing a guardian ad litem in certain cases where a paternity action is barred by a statute of limitations (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Children and Families).
By Law Revision Committee
hist47125To committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: remedial legislation affecting the Wisconsin Retirement System and the Department of Employee Trust Funds (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Employee Trust Funds).
By Law Revision Committee
hist47126To committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: volunteer health care provider program, changing reference to residential treatment programs, and eliminating a grammatical error in the Well-Woman Program provision on specialized training for rural colposcopic examinations (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health Services).
By Law Revision Committee
hist47127To committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: the mileage reimbursement rate for travel expenses of national guard members on state active duty (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Military Affairs).
By Law Revision Committee
hist47128To committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: grants for national teacher certification or master educator licensure and licensure for alternative education program teachers (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Public Instruction).
