Tuesday, April 29, 2003
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the journal.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 7
Relating to: urging the Wisconsin congressional delegation to work to enact legislation that would reform the current Medicare system and create a funding method that will dispense equal benefits regardless of geography.
By
Senators
Cowles, Roessler, Brown, Robson, Darling, Schultz, S. Fitzgerald, Lazich, Harsdorf, Jauch, Breske and Wirch.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 124
Relating to: the prohibition of certain billing practices for consumer goods or services, lawn care service contracts, granting rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Schultz and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Jeskewitz, Berceau, Miller, Hahn, M. Lehman, Van Roy, Cullen, Musser, Ladwig, Olsen, Sinicki, Huber, Seratti, Ott, J. Wood, J. Lehman, Gielow, Ainsworth, Plouff, Bies, Townsend, Hines, Gronemus, Balow, Hundertmark, Albers and Gunderson.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 125
Relating to: designating and marking the bridge on STH 13 across the south fork of the Flambeau River in the town of Fifield in Price County as Freedoms Bridge.
By
Senators
Decker, Wirch and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives M. Williams, Miller, Hahn, Turner, Wasserman, Townsend, Seratti, Weber, Plouff, Bies, Lassa and Van Roy.
To committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Senate Bill 126
Relating to: product liability of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
By
Senators
Welch, Kanavas, Stepp, Roessler, Reynolds, A. Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Huebsch, Hines, Musser, Nischke, Bies, Ainsworth, Van Roy, Ladwig, Gielow, Albers, Stone, Seratti, Gundrum, Pettis, Grothman, Weber, McCormick, J. Wood, Vrakas, Petrowski and Hundertmark.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 127
Relating to: late payments of property tax installments.
By
Senators
Leibham, Kanavas and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Ziegelbauer, Huber, Ainsworth, Balow, Bies, Black, Grothman, F. Lasee, J. Lehman, Musser, Petrowski, Plouff, Seratti, A. Williams, Albers and M. Lehman.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 128
Relating to: the disclosure of public library records.
By
Senators
Leibham, Cowles, Lazich and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Albers, Krawczyk, Bies, Friske, Grothman, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, M. Lehman, Nass, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Seratti, Stone, Townsend, Van Roy and LeMahieu.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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The committee on Energy and Utilities reports and recommends:
Bridge
, Burnie,
of Madison, as a Public Service Commissioner, to serve for the interim term ending March 1, 2003, and for the full term ending March 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Lazich, Leibham, Wirch and M. Meyer.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Cowles
Chairperson
The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: determining what constitutes the administration of the Department of Natural Resources when managing the state's fish and wildlife resources.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien and Wirch.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Relating to: prohibiting methyl tertiary-butyl ether in automotive gasoline, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 29
Relating to: immunity for the use of solid waste for public projects.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Kedzie, Stepp, Zien, Risser and Wirch.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 61
Relating to: environmental compliance audits, environmental management systems, providing incentives for improving environmental performance, providing immunity from civil penalties for certain violations of environmental requirements, access to certain information, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
