Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 227
Relating to: priorities, completion guidelines, and notices required for health care professional disciplinary cases; identification of health care professionals in possible need of investigation; additional public members for the Medical Examining Board; Authority of the Medical Examining Board to limit credentials and impose forfeitures; reporting requirements for reports submitted to the National Practitioner Data Bank; inclusion of health care professionals who practice alternative forms of health care on panels of health care experts established by the Department of Regulation and Licensing; reports by coroners and medical examiners regarding therapeutic-related deaths; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 9 - Senators
Roessler, Kanavas, Brown, Welch, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Roessler, Brown, Schultz, Robson, Chvala, Jauch and Carpenter.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Kanavas and Welch.
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 19
Relating to: urging Congress to fully fund and reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
By
Senators
Darling, Kanavas, Schultz, Stepp and Roessler.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: strongly urging Congress and the Administration to enact the Pharmaceutical Market Access Act or similar legislation allowing individuals and pharmacies in the United States to import and re-import prescription medications purchased in other countries that have regulatory safeguards for the manufacture and distribution of drugs comparable to regulatory safeguards in the United States.
By
Senators
Robson, Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, Lassa and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Seratti, Berceau, Hines, Huber, Lothian, Molepske, Pocan, Turner, Zepnick, Taylor and Miller.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Senate Bill 280
Relating to: contributions by electric and gas utilities to the utility public benefits fund, grants for energy conservation and other programs, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Leibham, Zien, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Breske, Roessler, Kedzie and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald, M. Lehman, Towns, Suder, LeMahieu, Nischke, Van Roy, Hines, Nass, Johnsrud, Owens, Powers, Hahn, Lothian, Ainsworth, Grothman, Hundertmark and Vrakas.
To committee on Energy and Utilities.
Relating to: the installation of traffic control signals on highways and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Leibham, Harsdorf, Roessler and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Ainsworth, Bies, Friske, Gard, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Huber, Kerkman, Lothian, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Olsen, Owens, Petrowski, Stone, Suder, Van Roy and Rhoades.
To committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Senate Bill 282
Relating to: prohibiting employment discrimination because an individual is or applies to be a member of, or performs, has performed, applies to perform, or has an obligation to perform active service in, the national guard, state defense force, or any reserve component of the military forces of the United States or this state.
By
Senators
Roessler, Brown, S. Fitzgerald and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Boyle, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Hines, Kreibich, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Musser, Nischke, Olsen, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Suder, Van Roy and Weber.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 283
Relating to: national guard tuition grants.
By
Senators
Jauch, Schultz, Lassa, Chvala, Stepp, Wirch, Hansen, Welch, M. Meyer, Decker, Breske and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Musser, Travis, Schneider, Nass, Albers, Boyle, Gronemus, Kreibich, Van Roy, Nischke, Jeskewitz, Black, Miller, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Hines, Townsend, McCormick, Hundertmark and Freese.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 284
Relating to: a grievance procedure for resolving complaints of employment displacement under the Wisconsin Works program and granting rule-making authority.
By
Senator
Lazich
; cosponsored by Representative Grothman
.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 285
Relating to: payment of employee required contributions under the Wisconsin Retirement System.
By
Senators
Brown, Lazich, Darling, Reynolds, Leibham and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Gottlieb, LeMahieu, Gielow, Lothian, Stone, Owens, McCormick, Ainsworth, Nischke, Grothman, Hahn, Vukmir, Honadel, Kerkman and J. Wood.
To joint survey committee on Retirement Systems.
Senate Bill 286
Relating to: employment relations under the Municipal Employment Relations Act.
By
Senators
Brown, Lazich, Darling, Reynolds, Leibham and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Gottlieb, LeMahieu, Gielow, Lothian, Stone, Owens, McCormick, Ainsworth, Nischke, Grothman, Hahn, Vukmir, Honadel, Kerkman and J. Wood.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Agriculture, Financial Institutions and Insurance reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 487
Relating to: the purpose and integrity of the patients compensation fund and changing its name to the injured patients and families compensation fund.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Brown, Kedzie, Hansen and Lassa.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
The committee on Higher Education and Tourism reports and recommends:
Cuene
, Mary,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College Systems Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Plale
, Senator Jeff,
of South Milwaukee, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Harsdorf, Schultz, Cowles, Breske and Chvala.
Noes, 0 - None.
Sheila Harsdorf
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 458
Relating to: operating a vehicle or operating or going armed with a firearm after using certain controlled substances and providing penalties.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 214
Relating to: carrying or going armed with a concealed weapon, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
Introduction and adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp and George.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Carpenter.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, George and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
