The Senate remained standing and Senator Cowles led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:08 P.M.
11:10 A.M.
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12:08 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 193
Relating to: a state minimum wage, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, granting rule-making authority and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Chvala, Moen, Baumgart, George, Risser and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Balow, Hasenohrl, Carpenter, Black, Boyle, Krug, Bock, La Fave, Miller, Young, J. Lehman, Ryba, Pocan, Kreuser, Morris-Tatum, Plouff and Richards.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 194
Relating to: the formula for distributing the proceeds of a 3rd-party claim between an employe, or the employe's personal representative or other person entitled bring action, and the employer, the employer's worker's compensation insurer or the department of workforce development.
By
Senators
George, Breske and Burke; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Colon, Musser, Staskunas, Kreuser and Krug.
To committee on Labor.
Senate Bill 195
Relating to: uniform fees chargeable for certified duplicate health care records and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Decker, Burke, Robson, Moen, Plache, Baumgart, Erpenbach, Schultz, Huelsman, Wirch, Rude, George and Panzer; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Hebl, Colon, Boyle, La Fave, Pocan, Musser, Reynolds, Huber, Plouff, Gronemus, Kreuser, Cullen, Urban, Bock, Wasserman, J. Lehman, Ziegelbauer, F. Lasee, M. Lehman, Vrakas, Seratti, Grothman, Waukau and Albers.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Senate Bill 196
Relating to: control and ownership of transmission facilities by a transmission company and a Midwest independent system operator, ownership of nonutility assets by a public utility holding company, investments in transmission facilities, offers of employment to certain public utility and nonutility affiliates employes, fees and approvals for certain high-voltage transmission lines, construction of certain electric transmission facilities, environmental reviews by the public service commission, reports on reliability status of electric utilities, state participation in a regional transmission need and siting compact, incentives for development of certain generating facilities, study of market power and retail electric competition, market-based compensation, rates and contracts for electric customers, regulation of certain nitrogen oxide emissions, establishing programs for low-income energy assistance, improving energy conservation and efficiency markets and encouraging the development and use of renewable resources, creating a council on utility public benefits, establishing a utility public benefits fund, requiring electric utilities and retail electric cooperatives to charge public benefits fees to customers and members, imposing requirements on the use of renewable resources by electric utilities and cooperatives, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Moen
; cosponsored by Representative Hoven
, by request of Governor Tommy G. Thompson
.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
36(2)(c) and section 13.52(6), Wisconsin Statutes, the Co-Chairs of the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions shall prepare and submit a report in writing setting forth an opinion on the desirability of
Senate Bill 196, as a matter of public policy.
The committee on Human Services and Aging reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 197
Relating to: creating a health trust fund and health trust board, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.
By
committee on Human Services and Aging, by request of Attorney General James Doyle, American Cancer Society, Southern District, American Cancer Society, Midwest Division, American Heart Association, American Heart Association, Marathon County, American Heart Association, Sheboygan Division, American Lung Association, Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), State Medical Society of Wisconsin, Aurora Health Care, Glaxo Welcome, Dean Health System, Children Hospital System, Medical College of Wisconsin, Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin Public Health Association, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Wisconsin Nurses Association, Wisconsin Academy of Family Physicians, Wisconsin Grocers Association, Medical Associates Health Plans, Church Health Services, Wisconsin Association of Local Health Departments and Boards, Wisconsin Nursing Coalition, Association of Operating Room Nurses, Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics, and Neonatal Nurses, Milwaukee, District Nurses Association, 1199W/United Professionals for Quality Health Care/SEIU, Wisconsin Association of Licensed Practical Nurses, Wisconsin Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Wisconsin Association of Rehabilitation Nurses, Wisconsin Chapter of American College Nurse-Midwives, Wisconsin Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals, AFT, AFL-CIO, Wisconsin Society of Perianesthesia, Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, Care Foundation, Inc., Children's Health System, Inc., Consortium for Primary Care in Wisconsin, Family and Sports Orthopedic Center, Ltd., Family Resource Center of Iowa County Inc., Franciscan Skemp Healthcare, Wisconsin Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Education Network (WATODEN), Wisconsin Environmental Health Association (WEHA), Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association, YWCA of Waukesha, WI Alzheimer's Association Chapter Network, La Crosse Health Department, Confront Addiction Now, Ozaukee Council, Playful Kids Learning Center, Price County Health Department, Highland Dental Health, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College - Superior Campus, Medical Associates of Beaver Dam - St. Mary's/Dean Ventures, CARE Foundation, Family and Sports Orthopedic Center, LLC, Beaver Dam, National Honor Society, Beaver Dam, St. Croix Department of Health and Human Services, Central States Occupational Medicine Association, Mercy Health System/Mercy Care Insurance Company, Medical Health Associates, Fond du Lac County Tobacco Control Coalition, Winnebago County Tobacco Free Coalition, Senators Robson, Roessler, Burke, Rosenzweig, Cowles, Wirch, Schultz, Darling, Grobschmidt, Risser, Clausing, Erpenbach, Huelsman, George and Shibilski, Representatives Urban, Bock, Riley, Walker, M. Lehman, Townsend, Handrick, Freese, Ott, Klusman, Morris-Tatum, Coggs, Young, Schoof, J. Lehman, Hebl, Miller, Turner, La Fave, Black, Hasenohrl, Richards, Carpenter, Plouff, Cullen, Reynolds, Boyle, Travis, Wasserman, Berceau, Meyerhofer, Schneider, Sinicki, Staskunas, Lassa, Meyer and Krusick
.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Robson, Moore, Wirch, Roessler and Rosenzweig.
Noes, 0 - None.
Read first time and referred to committee on Human Services and Aging.
Judy Robson
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 179
Relating to: authorizing the completion of the capitol restoration project, historically significant furnishings, granting bonding authority and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate amendment 1.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Panzer. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended with emergency statement attached.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Panzer. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 86
Relating to: the petroleum storage remedial action program; authorizing revenue obligations to fund payment of claims under the petroleum storage remedial action program; authorizing a new type of revenue obligation; granting revenue bonding authority; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 2.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Panzer. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended with emergency statement attached.
Ayes, 16 - Senators
Burke, Decker, Jauch, Moore, Shibilski, Plache, Cowles and Panzer. Representatives Gard, Porter, Kaufert, Albers, Duff, Ward, Huber and Riley.
Noes, 0 - None.
Brian Burke
Senate Chairperson
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Minnesota-Wisconsin Boundary Area Commission
June 8, 1999
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Enclosed are copies of pertinent pages 1, 20 and 207 of Minnesota Chapter
231 signed May 25, 1999 by Governor Jesse Ventura.
That law authorizes matching funding for the Commission at $183,000 for the first year of the biennium and $188,000 for the second year.
We certainly hope that Wisconsin will provide matching funding.
Sincerely,
James M. Fitzpatrick
Chair
The Chair, with unanimous consent, took this time to introduce to the Senate distinguished guests from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We have four members of parliament visiting the State Senate, two from the parliament of the Bosnian Federation and two from the parliament of the Serb Republic.
With us today are: Ms. Zeljka Krpic, Ms. Besima Maric, Mr. Jovan Mitrovic and Mr Jusuf Zahiragic
The delegation is being sponosored through a Federal Grant to the Freedon House of Washington, D.C. Accompanying the delegation are two interpreters from the State Department.
Please join me in welcoming them to the State Senate.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse except for that of Ben Brancel and Guy A. Gottschalk.
De Golier, Laura P.,
of Fond du Lac, as Executive Secretary of the Wisconsin Conservation Corps Board, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
Donohue, Stephen V.,
of DePere, as a member of the Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2002.
Read.
Johnson, James R.,
of Waukesha, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2001.
Read.
Lavigna, Robert J.,
of Madison, as the Administrator of the Division of Merit Recruitment and Selection, to serve for the term ending March 26, 2004.
Read.
Lindgren, Wayne G.,
of Whitewater, as a member of the Examining Board of Professional Geologists, Hydrologists and Soil Scientists, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2003.
