2:11 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all the appointments, with the exception of Burnie Bridge, be taken up en masse.
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.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 30.
Noes - Senator Kanavas - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
Gleason, Edward,
of Muskego, as Administrator of the Divison of Emergency Management in the Department of Military Affairs, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
Hamberger, L. Kevin,
of Franklin, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read.
Heinz
, Geri A.,
of Wausau, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2004.
Read.
Kaufmann, Marilyn A.,
of Cleveland, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read.
Peters
, Alma,
of Mequon, as a member of the Hearing and Speech Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read.
Rodriguez, Mariana,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Council on Domestic Abuse, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2005.
Read.
Seldin
, Barbara,
of Neenah, as a member of the Psychology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
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Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 31.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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The committee on Environment and Natural Resources reports and recommends:
Relating to hunting and trapping regulations.
No action taken.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
The committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform reports and recommends:
Relating to establishing interest rates and the maximum loan amount under the personal loan program.
No action taken.
Ronald Brown
Chairperson
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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.
Read.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution
7.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution
7.
Senator Moore, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution 7.
Adopted.
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Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: the induction of Bob Uecker into the broadcasters wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 30.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Resolution 9 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senate Resolution 9
Relating to: supporting the admission of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution 9.
Senate Joint Resolution 31
Relating to: the life and public service of Philip S. Habermann, the first executive secretary of the Legislative Council.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution
7.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Resolution 7.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Resolution 7.
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: prisoner reimbursement to a municipality.
Read a second time.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 23 be placed after Senate Bill 117 on the calendar of May 6, 2003.
Senate Bill 29
Relating to: immunity for the use of solid waste for public projects.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 29
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 40
Relating to: designating and marking a portion of USH 14 as the Ronald Reagan Highway.
