Thursday, August 28, 1997
Ninety-Third Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
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 281
Relating to: eliminating requirements for approval by the joint committee on finance of certain applications for participation in the volunteer health care provider program.
By
Senators
Plache, Huelsman, Burke, Roessler and Rosenzweig; cosponsored by Representatives M. Lehman, Musser, Springer, Bock, Huber, Grothman, Goetsch, J. Lehman, R. Potter, Morris-Tatum, Lazich, Underheim, Meyer, Ladwig, Seratti and Plouff.
To committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 282
Relating to: procedures to recover forfeitures for injury caused by dogs to certain wildlife.
By
Senator
Clausing
; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Baumgart and Musser.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 283
Relating to: unsolicited messages transmitted by electronic mail.
By
Senators
Risser, Moen and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Carpenter, Notestein, Gunderson, Handrick, Harsdorf, Plale, Plouff and Gronemus.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 284
Relating to: changing the name of a minor.
By
Senators
Roessler and Huelsman; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Owens, Dobyns, F. Lasee, Musser and Gard.
To committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
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State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
August 27, 1997
To the Honorable the Senate:
At the direction of s.
13.685(7),
Wisconsin Statutes, I am furnishing you with the names of organizations recently registered with the Ethics Board that employ one or more individuals to affect state legislation or administrative rules, and notifying you of changes in the Ethics Board's records of licensed lobbyists and their employers. For each recently registered organization I have included the organization's description of the general area of legislative or administrative action that it attempts to influence and the name of each licensed lobbyist that the organization has authorized to act on its behalf.
Organization's authorization of additional lobbyists:
The following organizations previously registered with the Ethics Board have authorized to act on their behalf these additional licensed lobbyists:
AFSCME District Council 48
Abelson, Richard W
Apartment Assn, Wisconsin
Goyke, Gary R
Termination of lobbying authorizations:
The following individuals are no longer authorized to lobby on behalf of the organizations listed below, as of the dates indicated.
Consulting Engineers, Wisconsin Assn of
Brandenburg, Robert 8/22/97
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by the organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
R. Roth Judd
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
August 19, 1997
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Franklin, Frederick W.,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Accounting Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2000.
Sincerely,
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Office of the Governor
August 19, 1997
