By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Joint Resolution 62
Relating to: proclaiming March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
By
Senators
Moen, Burke, Schultz, Plache, Kanavas, Hansen, Darling, Wirch, Rosenzweig and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Urban, Krug, Pettis, Berceau, Petrowski, Staskunas, Townsend, Wasserman, Olsen, Coggs, Plouff, Hahn, J. Lehman, Turner, Sykora, Bock, Lassa, Ryba, Schneider and Young.
To committee on Health, Utilities, Veterans and Military Affairs.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 464
Relating to: disqualification from commercial motor vehicle operation for railroad crossing violations and providing a penalty.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Stone
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
Senate Bill 465
Relating to: the conversion of lands that are entered on the tax roll as forest croplands to lands that are entered on the tax roll as managed forest lands.
By
Senator
Harsdorf
; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Owens, Musser, Albers, Sykora, Freese, Olsen, Townsend, Pettis, Gunderson and Petrowski.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Senate Bill 466
Relating to: creation of the Wisconsin tribal-state council and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 467
Relating to: preparation of tribal impact statements for bills that would have an impact on tribal governments or American Indians.
By
Senator
George
; cosponsored by Representative Musser
.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 468
Relating to: the formula used for calculating the estimated motorboat gas tax payment; establishing a wetlands protection grant program, funding for wetlands mitigation activities and positions, for lake management and river protection grants, and for positions to administer lake, river, and dam financial assistance programs; implementation of the conservation reserve enhancement program; implementation of county land and water resource management plans; granting rule-making authority; and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Cowles and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Johnsrud, Albers, Owens, Black, Krawczyk, J. Lehman and Boyle.
To committee on Environmental Resources.
Relating to: the energy efficiency of equipment used in state building projects and certain other projects constructed for the state and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Cowles, Burke and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Powers, Kaufert, Bock, Black, Plouff, Ryba, Owens, Hahn and Meyerhofer.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 470
Relating to: licensing of electricians and electrical contractors, regulation of electrical construction, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Baumgart and M. Meyer; cosponsored by Representatives Meyerhofer, Ott, Plouff, Hines, Gronemus, Pettis, J. Lehman and Jeskewitz.
To committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 471
Relating to: authorizing dairy product wholesalers to furnish freezer cabinets to dairy product retailers.
By
Senators
Hansen and Moen; cosponsored by Representatives Krawczyk and Ott.
To committee on Labor and Agriculture.
Senate Bill 472
Relating to: the frequency of local lodge meetings.
By
Senator
Breske
; cosponsored by Representative Montgomery
.
To committee on Insurance, Tourism, and Transportation.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
To the Honorable, the Senate:
Sincerely,
Douglas La follette
Secretary of State
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 12:32 P.M.
10:15 A.M
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12:32 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Risser in the chair.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate return to the second order of business.
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Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: creating a committee of conference on 2001 Assembly Bill 843 and 2001 Senate Bill 104, the 2001 Campaign Finance Bills.
Considered as privileged and taken up.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 63 be placed at the foot of the 14th order of business on the calendar of February 26, 2002.
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Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments be taken up en masse.
Borup
, Jennifer E.,
of Huson, as a member of the Examining Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Read.
Boykoff, Thomas M.,
of Madison, as a Commissioner of the Tax Appeals Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Read.
Theorin, Carl,
of Merrill, as a member of the Auctioneers Examining Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2004.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Relating to historic buildings.
Submitted by Department of Commerce.
Report received from Agency, February 22, 2002.
Referred to committee on Universities, Housing, and Government Operations, February 26, 2002.
