Thursday, March 18, 1999
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Fourth Regular Session
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Reverend Lynn Whittington of Masters' Service Empowerment Ministries in Milwaukee.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Moore led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 10:35 A.M..
10:15 A.M.
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RECESS
10:35 A.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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INTRODUCTION, first reading and reference of bills
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 87
Relating to: the use of bicycle helmets and providing a penalty.
By Senators Risser, Burke, Cowles, Rosenzweig and Rude; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, J. Lehman, Miller, Handrick, Kelso, Berceau, Ryba and Powers.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 88
Relating to: creditable military service under the Wisconsin retirement system.
By Senators Welch, Fitzgerald, Drzewiecki, Darling, Schultz, Plache and Clausing; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Sykora, Travis, Albers, Plouff, Goetsch, Freese, Walker, Owens, Hahn, Kelso and Pettis.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 89
Relating to: creating a sales tax exemption and use tax exemption for sales by educational foundations.
By Senators Darling, Huelsman, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Klusman, Sinicki, Kestell, Sykora, Olsen, Vrakas, Musser, Pettis, Huebsch, Petrowski, Plale, Stone, Hutchison, F. Lasee, Gunderson, Spillner and Wasserman.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 90
Relating to: limitations on and requirements for use of semiautomatic defibrillators by individuals other than emergency medical technicians and first responders - defibrillation, providing civil immunity for the use and requiring the department of health and family services to review training courses for the use.
By Senators Robson, Drzewiecki, Cowles, Darling, Farrow, Huelsman, Lazich, Plache, Risser, Roessler, Rosenzweig and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Wasserman, Ainsworth, Albers, Balow, Boyle, Brandemuehl, Carpenter, Cullen, Goetsch, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hasenohrl, Hoven, Huber, Kaufert, Kelso, Klusman, Ladwig, La Fave, Lassa, J. Lehman, M. Lehman, Meyer, Miller, Musser, Powers, Ryba, Seratti, Sherman, Steinbrink, Sykora and Urban.
To committee on Human Services and Aging.
Senate Bill 91
Relating to: access service rates charged to certain telecommunications providers.
By Senators Moen and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Bock, Musser, Travis, Ott, Underheim, Black, Young and Carpenter.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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report of committees
The committee on Agriculture, Environmental Resources and Campaign Finance Reform reports and recommends:
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: requesting Congress to enact legislation to allow states to control the interstate shipment of solid waste.
Adoption.
Ayes, 5 - Senators Clausing, Baumgart, Wirch, Schultz and A. Lasee.
Noes, 0 - None.
S98 Alice Clausing
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 65
Relating to: contributions for a World War II memorial in Washington, D.C. and making appropriations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Moen, Breske, Robson, Erpenbach, Welch, Rude and Drzewiecki.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rodney Moen
Chairperson
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