One-Hundred and Third Regular Session
MONDAY, February 6, 2017
The Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date.
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Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read and referred:
Relating to: proclaiming February 2017 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
By Senators Darling, Harsdorf, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Erpenbach, Feyen, Hansen, Marklein, Ringhand, Shilling, L. Taylor and Wirch; cosponsored by Representative Ballweg.
hist63868To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: proclaiming February 2017 as Black History Month.
By Senators L. Taylor and Johnson; cosponsored by Representatives Young, Fields, Bowen and Crowley.
hist63875To the committee on Senate Organization. Relating to: the life and public service of Roger P. Murphy.
By Senator Kapenga; cosponsored by Representatives Allen, Duchow and Neylon.
hist63876To the committee on Senate Organization. Read first time and referred:
Relating to: groundwater management, approval of high capacity wells, and granting rule-making authority.
By Senators Miller, C. Larson, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Mason, Hebl, Anderson, Berceau, Billings, Bowen, Brostoff, Considine, Crowley, Doyle, Fields, Genrich, Goyke, Hesselbein, Hintz, Kessler, Kolste, Meyers, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pope, Riemer, Sargent, Sinicki, Spreitzer, Stuck, Subeck, C. Taylor, Wachs, Young and Zepnick.
hist63877To the committee on Natural Resources and Energy. _____________
Report of Committees
The committee on Senate Organization reported:
Referred to, and withdrawn from, the joint committee on Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule 41 (1)(e): Ayes: 5 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Roth, Vukmir, Shilling and Bewley.
Noes: 0 - None.
Placed the following appointments and proposals on the Senate Calendar of Wednesday, February 08, 2017:
Ayes: 5 - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Roth, Vukmir, Shilling and Bewley.
Noes: 0 - None.
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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Petitions and Communications
hist63870Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 5. _____________
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 6, 2017
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to remove the following appointment from consideration for confirmation by the Wisconsin Senate:
hist63890ARIMOND, GEORGE of La Crosse, as a Recreational User Group Representative on the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2017. Respectfully Submitted,
SCOTT WALKER
Governor
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Advice and Consent of the Senate
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 6, 2017
The Honorable, the Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint DANIEL J. ZIMMERMAN, of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.