Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
223
Relating to: eligibility and certification to receive the farmland preservation credit.
By Representatives Otte, Springer, Zukowski, Hasenohrl, Musser, Gard, Reynolds, Olsen, Lorge, Owens, Hahn, Goetsch, Brandemuehl, F. Lasee, Grothman, Gunderson and Plouff; cosponsored by Senators Clausing, C. Potter, A. Lasee, Buettner and Fitzgerald.
Read first time and referred to committee on Agriculture and Environmental Resources.
Assembly Bill
283
Relating to: the regulation of the sale of merchandise below cost and providing a penalty.
By Representatives M. Lehman, Huber, Ainsworth, Albers, 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; cosponsored by Senators C. Potter, Welch, Buettner, Clausing, Drzewiecki, Fitzgerald, Jauch, Plache, Rude, Schultz and Wineke.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
291
Relating to: using delinquency adjudications for purposes of certain penalty enhancers and providing penalties.
By Representatives Goetsch, Ladwig, Porter, Ziegelbauer, Musser, F. Lasee, Kelso, Green, Seratti and Albers; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki and Buettner.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Campaign Finance Reform and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
305
Relating to: authorizing a 1st class city to operate a city parking lot.
By Representatives La Fave, Goetsch, Bock, Cullen, J. Lehman, Notestein, Riley and L. Young; cosponsored by Senator Moore
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
403
Relating to: specifying that Prader-Willi syndrome is a developmental disability.
By Representatives Brandemuehl, Bock, Skindrud, Wasserman, Huber, Lorge, Robson, Hanson, Sykora, Plouff, Notestein, J. Lehman, R. Young and Boyle; cosponsored by Senators Wineke, Rude, Schultz and Grobschmidt.
Read first time and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Bill
532
Relating to: the salaries of the executive directors of the elections board and ethics board.
By joint committee on Employment Relations, by request of Secretary of Employment Relations Jon E. Litscher.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
534
Relating to: providing supplemental benefits to certain Wisconsin retirement system annuitants and making an appropriation.
By Representative
Klusman
; cosponsored by Senator Grobschmidt
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: memorializing Congress to fully fund the federal share of state veterans homes construction projects.
By Representatives Zukowski, Musser, Ryba, Kelso, Kreibich, Handrick, Dobyns, Freese, Staskunas, Hoven, Gronemus, Lorge, Plouff, Ainsworth, Goetsch, Owens, Ladwig, Hasenohrl, Harsdorf, Boyle, Hahn, Walker, Brandemuehl, Gard, Gunderson and Sykora; cosponsored by Senators Fitzgerald, Breske, Welch, Clausing, Rosenzweig, Plache, Wirch, Panzer and Zien.
Read and referred to committee on Health, Human Services, Aging, Corrections, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: the life and public service of William R. Kellett.
By Representatives Kaufert and Klusman; cosponsored by Senator Ellis
.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 71
Relating to: proclaiming Native American History Month.
By Representatives L. Young, Boyle, J. Lehman, Musser, Hanson, Dobyns, Otte, Coggs, Morris-Tatum, Turner, Bock, Hahn, Springer, Plouff, Notestein, R. Young, Ott, Riley, R. Potter, Baldwin and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Moore, George, Burke and Plache.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 2:00 P.M..
10:01 A.M.
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2:00 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 5:20 P.M..
2:01 P.M.
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5:20 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Adelman, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, C. Potter, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Drzewiecki led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 62 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Assembly Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: declaring October 21, 1997, Benefit Specialists Day.
Read.
Concurred in.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 68 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Assembly Joint Resolution 68
Relating to: the life and public service of Tom Melvin.
Read.
Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 69 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Assembly Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Joint Legislative Council and the legislative council staff.
Read.
Concurred in.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 70 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Assembly Joint Resolution 70
Relating to: the life and public service of William R. Kellett.
Read.
Concurred in.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 534 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 534
Relating to: providing supplemental benefits to certain Wisconsin retirement system annuitants and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
