2001-08-08 Senate Journal

Wednesday, August 8, 2001

Ninety-Fifth Regular Session

S272

STATE OF WISCONSIN

Senate Journal

The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.

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INTRODUCTION, first reading and reference of bills

Read first time and referred:

Senate Bill 227

Relating to: qualifications for endorsements authorizing the operation of a school bus.

By Senators Breske, Burke, Roessler and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Ryba, Ladwig, Musser, Ainsworth, Turner, Krawczyk, Jeskewitz, Lassa, Vrakas, Nass, Urban and Pettis.

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

Senate Bill 228

Relating to: school buses and alternative motor vehicles used for pupil transportation.

By Senators Breske and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Ryba, Krawczyk, Plouff, Lippert, Vrakas and Hahn.

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

Senate Bill 229

Relating to: qualifications for an endorsement authorizing a person to operate a school bus.

By Senators Breske, Burke, Schultz and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Olsen, Ryba, Musser, Turner, Krawczyk, Lassa, Vrakas, Hahn, Nass and Urban.

To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.

Senate Bill 230

Relating to: delegates from tribal governments to the legislature.

By Senators George and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Coggs, Berceau, Pocan, Riley, Morris-Tatum, Schneider, Ainsworth, Boyle and La Fave.

To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.

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petitions and communications

State of Wisconsin

Department of Transportation

July 31, 2001

The Honorable, The Senate:

Enclosed is the report required under Wisconsin Act 119, regarding the release of photos from the Department of Transportation driver record files to Wisconsin and adjacent states law enforcement agencies.

This report is provided annually and contains the agencies and the purpose for which copies of the photographs were provided.

If you have questions regarding the release of photographs, please contact Debbie Kraemer, Supervisor in the Records and Licensing Information Section Bureau of Driver Services, Division of Motor Vehicles by telephone at [phone], by fax at [phone], or e-mail at [e-mail].

Sincerely,

Roger D. Cross

Administrator, Division of Motor Vehicles

State of Wisconsin

Department of Administration

July 31, 2001

The Honorable, The Legislature:

Included with this correspondence, I am submitting the report of the Department of Administration, Division of Gaming (Gaming), for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001 (March 31, 2001 through June 30, 2001). As required by s. 562.02(1)(g), Wis. Stats., the attached materials contain pari-mutuel wagering and racing statistical information, as well as the revenues for the program areas of Racing, Charitable Gaming and Indian Gaming. Please note that Bingo revenues are now captured in a new appropriation (836) and therefore are shown on a separate chart from the rest of Charitable Gaming.

If you have any questions or comments regarding this report, please do not hesitate to contact Richard Pedersen at [phone].

Sincerely,

F. Scott Scepaniak

Administrator

State of Wisconsin

Ethics Board

July 31, 2001

The Honorable, The Senate:

The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.

For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2001 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at http://ethics.state.wi.us/

S273 Boyce, Catherine GlaxoSmithKline Inc (formerly Glaxo Wellcome)

Broydrick, William GlaxoSmithKline Inc (formerly Glaxo Wellcome)

Lehmann, Robert Milwaukee Teachers Education Association

Longmire, Erin Insurance Auto Auctions Corp.

Longmire, Erin Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

McIntosh, Forbes SmartForce

Prange, Alison Wisconsin Health and Hospital Association Inc

Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.

Sincerely,

Roth Judd