Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 139
Relating to: applications for metallic mining permits, denial of metallic mining permits, information concerning exploratory drilling, agreements between local governments and applicants for metallic mining permits and requirements for mining contractors and subcontractors.
By
Senators
Decker, Clausing and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Black and Bock.
To committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform.
Senate Bill 140
Relating to: use of caller identification blocking services by telephone solicitors.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Baumgart, Clausing, Darling, Drzewiecki, Grobschmidt, Plache and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Schneider, Berceau, Black, Brandemuehl, Cullen, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hasenohrl, Kreuser, Montgomery, Musser, Petrowski, Pocan, Sykora, Turner, Wood and Powers.
To committee on Privacy, Electronic Commerce and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 141
Relating to: social security coverage for students employed at public schools, colleges and universities.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Jauch, Roessler, Rude, Darling, Lazich, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Huelsman, Rosenzweig and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen, Pocan, La Fave, Berceau, Krug, Handrick, Nass, Young, Pettis, Goetsch, Stone, Rhoades, Gronemus, Albers, Seratti, Jeskewitz, Petrowski, Kestell, Musser, Hahn, Kreibich, Brandemuehl, F. Lasee, Huebsch, Townsend, Suder, Hutchison, Plouff, Owens, Spillner, Montgomery, Bock, Ainsworth, Vrakas, Ladwig, Sykora, Olsen, Riley, Gunderson, Grothman and Hundertmark, by request of Teaching Assistants' Association, University of Wisconsin - Madison, University of Wisconsin System
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 142
Relating to: classifying county jailers as protective occupation participants for the purposes of the Wisconsin retirement system.
By
Senators
Moen, Breske, Schultz, Fitzgerald, Wirch, Plache, Baumgart and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Freese, Klusman, Ryba, Handrick, Musser, Underheim, Gronemus, Huebsch, Turner, Pettis, Boyle, Lassa, Albers, Petrowski, Sykora, Johnsrud, Plouff, Meyer and Seratti.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 143
Relating to: payment of health insurance premiums for state employes activated for military duty in the U.S. armed forces.
By
Senators
Moen, Fitzgerald, Schultz, Breske, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Grobschmidt, Wirch, Rosenzweig, Panzer, Clausing, Baumgart, Zien, Welch and Drzewiecki; cosponsored by Representatives Kreibich, Nass, Schneider, Ladwig, Kelso, Hahn, Brandemuehl, Miller, Musser, Rhoades, Gronemus, Albers, Gunderson, Montgomery, Coggs, Spillner, Freese, Goetsch, Plouff, Ryba, Turner, Hundertmark, Klusman, Boyle, Lassa, Walker, Powers, Sykora, Bock, Kreuser, Huber, Young, Olsen, Pettis and Plale.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 144
Relating to: prohibiting smoking in the state capitol building and on the state capitol grounds and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Risser, Clausing, Cowles, Darling and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Vrakas, Urban, Bock, Johnsrud, Handrick, Richards, Wasserman, Miller, Walker, Ladwig, Young, Morris-Tatum, Berceau, Suder, Kelso and Spillner.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 145
Relating to: the employment of minors 12 years or older as officials for athletic events in which the participants are under 14 years of age.
By
Senators
Roessler and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Underheim, Albers, Grothman, Gunderson, Musser, Owens, Ryba and Turner.
To committee on Labor.
The committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 74
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses related to child or dependent care.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Moore, Grobschmidt, Drzewiecki and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Wirch
Chairperson
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 60
Relating to: educational technology assistance to public library boards, federated and consolidated public library systems and the Wisconsin Schools for the Visually Handicapped and the Deaf.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: sharing public library system resources, preparing a written plan for library technology and the sharing of resources and eliminating redundant provisions relating to libraries.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 80
Relating to: employment of persons by private schools participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program.
Passage.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Huelsman and Lazich.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Roessler and Farrow.
Senate Bill 98
Relating to: promoting a pupil from the 4th grade to the 5th grade and from the 8th grade to the 9th grade and to granting a high school diploma.
Passage.
Ayes, 11 - Senators
Grobschmidt, Jauch, Shibilski, Baumgart, Robson, Erpenbach, Darling, Roessler, Huelsman, Lazich and Farrow.
Noes, 0 - None.
Richard Grobschmidt
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: requiring the department of employe trust funds to establish a health care coverage plan for employers in the private sector, creating a private employer health care coverage board and making an appropriation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Breske, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 3 - Senators
Moen, Robson and Erpenbach.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 92
Relating to: proceeds from the sale of forest products at Fort McCoy and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
The committee on Insurance, Tourism, Transportation and Corrections reports and recommends:
Blessington, Robert C.,
of New Berlin, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2002.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Breske, Grobschmidt, Baumgart, Shibilski, Schultz, A. Lasee and Zien.
Noes, 0 - None.
