Thursday, February 1, 1996
10:00 A.M.
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Brian Rude.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moore, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke and Zien - 32.
Absent - Senators Moen - 1.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Reverend Cheryl Seymour of St. John's United Church of Christ in Monroe.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Farrow led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Moen be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: recognizing and affirming the original charter of Beloit College.
By
Senator
Weeden
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: recognizing and affirming the original charter of Beloit College.
Read.
Adopted.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: access to records of the judicial commission.
By
Senator
Adelman
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 515
Relating to: a welfare fraud hotline.
By
Senator
Adelman
.
To committee on Health, Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 516
Relating to: issuance of metallic mining permits for the mining of sulfide ore bodies.
By
Senators
Burke, Decker, Clausing, Chvala, Wineke and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Black, Bock, Ryba, Baumgart, Plache, Boyle, R. Young, Robson, La Fave, Hanson, Baldwin, Wirch, Kreuser, Hasenohrl, Coggs, Notestein, Cullen, R. Potter, Murat and Lorge
.
To committee on Environment and Energy.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: the retail sale of firearms and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Rosenzweig, Wineke, Burke and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Olsen, Travis, Underheim, Cullen, Bell, Baldwin, R. Young and Wasserman
.
To committee on Judiciary.
Senate Bill 518
Relating to: authorizing the board of regents of the University of Wisconsin System to prohibit the use of cigarettes and tobacco products on property that is subject to its jurisdiction.
By
Senators
Risser, Clausing, Buettner, Huelsman, Burke, Darling and Chvala; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Robson, Wirch, Baldwin, R. Young, Boyle, Otte, Turner, Notestein, Ryba, La Fave, Olsen, Plache and Wasserman
.
To committee on State Government Operations and Corrections.
Senate Bill 519
Relating to: security deposits made by motor fuel dealers.
By
Senators
Rude and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Brandemuehl, Johnsrud, Freese, Albers, Dobyns, Musser, Baldus, Lehman, Ott, Bock, Goetsch, Ladwig, Plache, Hasenohrl and Gronemus
.
To committee on Business, Economic Development and Urban Affairs.
Relating to: notices of pupil expulsion hearings.
By
Senators
Rude, Panzer, Grobschmidt and Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Ward, Coleman, Duff, Nass, Ainsworth, Olsen, Lehman, Otte, Hasenohrl, Brandemuehl, Goetsch, Hanson, Musser, Jensen, Silbaugh, Lazich, Hahn and Ott
.
To committee on Education and Financial Institutions.
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The committee on Environment and Energy reports and recommends:
