Tuesday, August 26, 1997
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Margaret Farrow.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 277
Relating to: the regulation of the sale of merchandise below cost and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
C. Potter, Welch, Roessler, Clausing, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Jauch, Plache, Rude, Schultz and Wineke; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Huber, Ainsworth, Brandemuehl, Coggs, Dobyns, Freese, Gard, Goetsch, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Harsdorf, Hasenohrl, Huebsch, Johnsrud, Kaufert, F. Lasee, Meyer, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Otte, Ourada, Porter, Reynolds, Seratti, Springer, Staskunas and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 278
Relating to: seizure of motor vehicles for offenses related to driving while under the influence of an intoxicant.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Huelsman, Cowles, A. Lasee, Farrow, Darling and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Ryba, Wasserman, Dobyns, Hahn, Ziegelbauer, Harsdorf, Otte, Goetsch, Kelso, Green, Gunderson, Grothman, Robson, Huebsch, Lazich, Hanson, Staskunas, Vrakas, Ladwig, Hutchison, Plouff and Powers.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 279
Relating to: driving while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Clausing, Huelsman, Risser, Cowles, Roessler, A. Lasee, Farrow and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Ryba, Wasserman, Dobyns, Hahn, Ziegelbauer, Harsdorf, Walker, Otte, Kelso, Green, Gard, Gunderson, Grothman, Robson, Huebsch, Ainsworth, Lazich, Hanson, Staskunas, Vrakas, Ladwig, Ott, Hutchison, Plouff, Powers and Plale.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 280
Relating to: the counting of convictions, suspensions and revocations related to driving while under the influence of an intoxicant.
By
Senators
Drzewiecki, Clausing, Huelsman, Risser, Roessler, A. Lasee, Farrow and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Ryba, Wasserman, Dobyns, Hahn, Gard, Ziegelbauer, Walker, Notestein, Kelso, Green, Gunderson, Robson, Huebsch, Lazich, Hanson, Staskunas, Vrakas, Ott, Hutchison, Plouff, Powers and Plale.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
August 22, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
1989 Wisconsin Act 31, Section
1118i, requires the Department of Health and Family Services to submit to the chief clerk of each house of the Legislature a report on the allocation and expenditure of funds for services for homeless individuals. Attached is the Department's seventh annual report.
Departmental staff are available if you have any questions or require any additional information.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Department of Health and Family Services
August 22, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
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As required in Sections
227.485(9) and
814.245(10) of the Wis. Stats., I am submitting the report concerning decisions and resulting payments of Attorney fees and related legal costs. Attorney fees and other legal costs are to be paid whenever the opposing party to an agency's Chapter
227 hearing prevails and it is determined the agency's position was not substantially justified. Payments for SFY 1997 are shown on the attached schedule.
In addition, the Department is required to report any awards granted to the Department regarding frivolous motions brought against this Department. If the hearing examiner determines that the motion of the opposing party in any Chapter
227 contested case is frivolous, the examiner may award the state agency all reasonable costs in responding to the motion. In SFY 1997, no motions of opposing parties were found to be frivolous. Consequently, the Department has no awards to report.
Sincerely,
Joe Leean
Secretary
State of Wisconsin
Gaming Board
August 20, 1997
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the quarterly report of the Wisconsin Gaming Board (Board), for the year ending June 30, 1997. As required by s.562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain pari-mutuel wagering and racing statistical information as well as the revenues and expenditures for the Board's Racing, Charitable Gaming and Indian Gaming programs.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact me at (608)266-1645.
Sincerely,
f. scott scepaniak
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
