Relating to: modifying the definition of a parent of a child with a disability and granting rule-making authority.
By Representatives Jeskewitz, Kedzie, Jensen, Rhoades, Plale, Albers, Huebsch, Stone, J. Lehman, Musser, Owens, Gronemus, Hahn, Goetsch, Suder, Kelso, Townsend, Reynolds, Pocan, Klusman, Turner, Schneider, Bock, Plouff, Staskunas, Brandemuehl, Petrowski, Kreibich, Meyer, Lassa, Hundertmark and Gunderson; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Rosenzweig, Panzer, Huelsman, Farrow, Erpenbach, Clausing and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education.
Assembly Bill
417
Relating to: requiring state departments and independent agencies to monitor federal programs and identify goals for state capture of federal resources under those programs.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Read first time and referred to committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations.
Assembly Bill
581
Relating to: the appointment of municipal temporary reserve judges.
By Representatives Jeskewitz, Duff, Musser, Goetsch, Owens, Plouff, Gunderson, M. Lehman, Kedzie and Seratti; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Huelsman, Farrow and Panzer.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
610
Relating to: including relatives by adoption on the same basis as relatives by blood in certain definitions and references in the statutes.
By Representatives Hundertmark, Ward, Plale, Kestell, Musser, Rhoades, Ryba, Nass, Pettis, Albers, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Owens, Ladwig, Goetsch, Olsen, Kelso, Balow, Sykora, Jeskewitz, Underheim and Waukau; cosponsored by Senators Grobschmidt, Wirch, Plache, Huelsman, Lazich, Rosenzweig and Darling.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Bill
664
Relating to: providing information to a firearms dealer when purchasing a handgun and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Gundrum, Gunderson, Jensen, Stone, Carpenter, Pettis, Vrakas, Schooff, Kestell, Ladwig, Walker, Rhoades, Huebsch, Olsen, Kreibich, Ainsworth, Nass, Hundertmark, Spillner, Porter, Albers, Ward, Sykora, Kaufert and Urban; cosponsored by Senators Drzewiecki, Darling and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary and Consumer Affairs.
Assembly Joint Resolution 100
Relating to: celebrating March 1, 2000, as St. David's Day.
By Representatives Owens, Coggs, Gronemus, Hahn, Ladwig, Plale, Plouff, Rhoades, Spillner, Suder, Vrakas, Walker and Urban; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Rosenzweig, Wirch and Schultz.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked to be withdrawn as a coauthor of Senate Bill
198.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:50 P.M..
10:36 A.M.
12:50 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senate Bill 117
Relating to: bulk transfers of inventory.
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.
Senate
Bill 117
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 177
Relating to: mercury emissions from certain sources, reporting mercury emissions, mercury in medical waste sent to incinerators, fish advisories, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 177 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 199
Relating to: a child care worker loan repayment assistance program; a child care career education scholarship program; early childhood councils; requiring recipients of child care funding to have received training in child development and safety; training and network development for special needs child care providers; eligibility for child care funding; health care for low-income child care workers; creating tax credits for employers who provide child care; creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain expenses related to child or dependent care; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 199 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 202
Relating to: jurisdiction in divorces.
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.
Senate
Bill 202
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 250
Relating to: an annual report of the racial or ethnic background, gender and salary of each senior level management employe in this state and providing penalties.
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.
Senator Moore, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 250.
Senate
Bill 250
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Welch and Zien - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 268
Relating to: restoration and reinstatement rights of classified employes appointed to unclassified positions; leaves of absence from state employment to seek partisan political office; compensation and employment rights of assistant district attorneys; the salary of the position of Wisconsin veterans museum superintendent; authority of the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations to appoint local examiners; and solicitation of recommendations for positions in the classified service of the state (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of employment relations).
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.
Senate
Bill 268
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 270
Relating to: the possession of barbed hooks while fishing.
Read a second time.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 270 be laid on the table.
Senate Bill 274
Relating to: credit union membership, powers and operation; the application of agriculture, trade and consumer protection statutes to credit unions and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 551 be withdrawn and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 551
Relating to: priority of claims for distribution in insurance liquidations, the insurance security fund, conforming the mutual insurance holding company provisions to changes made in the nonstock corporation provisions, the certified capital investment credit for insurers and miscellaneous changes to insurance statutes.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
