tuesDay, January 31, 1995
10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Michael Ellis.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: memorializing Congress to strengthen Amtrak.
By Senators Rude, Petak, C. Potter, Cowles, Darling, Plewa, Leean, Andrea, Chvala, Huelsman, Jauch, Breske, Clausing, Rosenzweig, George and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Brandemuehl, R. Young, Porter, Hoven, Urban, Wirch, Turner, Krusick, Silbaugh, Ourada, Grobschmidt, Wasserman, Hasenohrl, Rutkowski, Ziegelbauer, Robson, Ladwig, Baldwin, Ainsworth, Hahn, Dobyns, Plache, Musser, Ott, R. Potter, Gunderson and Krug.
Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 46
Relating to: limitations on awards for noneconomic damages.
By Senators Huelsman, Zien, Petak, Cowles, Drzewiecki, Leean, Rude, Darling, A. Lasee, Farrow, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Weeden and Buettner; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Albers, Handrick, Hutchison, Gard, Walker, Duff, Owens, Schneiders, Ladwig, Freese, Hahn, Skindrud, Musser, Otte, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Urban, Seratti, Goetsch, Zukowski, Gunderson, Johnsrud, Brandemuehl, Silbaugh and Ward.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 47
Relating to: the delegation of investment authority by a city, village, town, county, school district or other local unit of government.
By Senators Farrow, Darling, Huelsman, Buettner and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Goetsch, Musser, Silbaugh, Owens, Lazich and Ladwig.
Referred to Committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill 48
Relating to: increasing forfeitures for speeding committed in highway maintenance or construction area and providing a penalty.
By Senators A. Lasee, Breske, Rude, Schultz, Rosenzweig, Buettner, Fitzgerald and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Brandemuehl, Dobyns, Baldus, Hahn, Bock, Coleman, Ziegelbauer, Ainsworth, Goetsch, Kaufert, Freese, Lehman, Otte, Vrakas, Huber, Walker, Ryba, Seratti, Brancel and Ott.
Referred to Committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill 49
Relating to: the interstate transportation of gambling devices and exempting persons in the business of shipbuilding from laws prohibiting certain gambling activities.
By Senators A. Lasee, Rude, Schultz and Andrea; cosponsored by Representatives Hutchison, Dobyns, Baldus, Ainsworth, F. Lasee, Duff, Freese, Kaufert, Ladwig, Boyle, Skindrud, Green, Olsen, Vrakas and Ryba.
Referred to Committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 50
Relating to: civil immunity for persons who donate commercial equipment or technology to elementary or secondary schools or institutions of higher education.
By Senators Farrow, Huelsman, Cowles, Fitzgerald, Rude, Petak, Darling, Buettner, Schultz, A. Lasee and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Schneiders, Grothman, Wood, Hoven, Ward, Seratti, Hahn, Harsdorf, Lehman, Silbaugh, Porter, Dobyns, Hanson, Plombon, Lazich, Musser, Duff, Ainsworth, Kaufert, Jensen, Ladwig, Zukowski, Wilder, Boyle, Handrick, Gunderson, Vrakas, Klusman and Wasserman.
Referred to Committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 51
Relating to: trespass to land.
By Senators Drzewiecki, Schultz and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Goetsch, Freese, Ainsworth, Brandemuehl, Otte, Musser, Silbaugh, Gronemus, Ladwig, Brancel, Boyle, Klusman, Reynolds, Owens, Krusick, Hasenohrl, Skindrud, Dobyns, F. Lasee, Harsdorf, Hahn, Handrick and Seratti.
Referred to Committee on Transportation, Agriculture and Local Affairs.
Senate Bill 52
Relating to: acquisition of equipment for the cutting and removing of nuisance aquatic plants.
By Senator A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representative Hutchison.
Referred to Committee on Environment and Energy.
Senate Bill
53
Relating to: parole eligibility of persons serving life sentences.
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By
Senators
Andrea, C. Potter, Breske, Rude, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Clausing, Plewa, A. Lasee, Buettner, Petak, Schultz and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Green, Krusick, Huber, Grobschmidt, Baldus, Plache, Plombon, Seratti, Harsdorf, Lehman, Porter, Owens, Vander Loop, Johnsrud, Dobyns, Musser, Gronemus, Foti, Ainsworth, Springer, Ladwig, Ziegelbauer, Wilder, Gunderson, Kreuser, Nass, Turner, Otte, Brandemuehl, Wirch, Grothman, Wasserman, Underheim, Hoven, Klusman, Albers, Carpenter, Olsen, Hahn, Freese, Handrick, Hanson, Skindrud, Kaufert, Coleman, Ryba, Ott, Zukowski, Jensen and Huebsch
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To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill
54
Relating to: sexual assault of a child and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Zien, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, Drzewiecki, Schultz, Breske, Andrea, A. Lasee, Weeden, Darling and Buettner; cosponsored by Representatives Schneiders, Hoven, Ward, Seratti, Porter, Owens, Albers, Dobyns, Silbaugh, Kreibich, Kaufert, Ladwig, Zukowski, Freese, Musser, Gunderson, Brandemuehl, Wasserman, Klusman, Ott, Underheim, Ainsworth and Vrakas
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To committee on Judiciary.
State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
January 27, 1995
The Honorable, The Senate:
We have completed a financial audit of the State Life Insurance Fund, which provides low-cost individual life insurance to Wisconsin residents and is administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance. The Fund is subject to the same regulatory requirements as any life insurance company licensed to operate in Wisconsin, as well as to other specific statutory restrictions, such as a prohibition on advertising and maximum coverage of $10,000, that were established to limit the competitive advantage the Fund may have over private insurance companies.
Our financial audit, which covered calendar years 1993 and 1992, included tests to ensure that the Office's financial statements are fairly presented and to assess the Fund's control policies and procedures and its compliance with statutory requirements. In our report, we provide an unqualified, or "clean" opinion on the Fund's financial statements. We also issue a separate management letter to the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, which discusses various internal control and compliance concerns noted during the audit and recommends improvements. However, the audit report and management letter include no major findings, conclusions, or recommendations and, in our judgement, is not likely to be of interest to most members of the Legislature.
Copies of the audit report have been distributed to members of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee and those required by law to receive copies. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this report, please contact our office and request report number 95-2. If you are interested in a copy of the management letter, please request the January 1995 management letter of the State Life Insurance Fund.
