By Representatives Musser, Boyle, Bies, Schneider, Pettis, Gronemus, Kreibich, Travis, Suder, Freese, McCormick, Morris, Gunderson, Turner, Kestell, Hines, Vrakas, Krawczyk, M. Lehman, Seratti, Ainsworth, Black, Owens, Nass, Huber, Van Roy, Hahn, Ladwig, Cullen, Ott and Miller; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Hansen, Wirch, Roessler and Carpenter.
Read first time and referred to committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
421
Relating to: assessments, costs, fees, and surcharges.
By Representatives McCormick, Musser, Townsend, Hahn, Kreibich, Seratti, Hines, Huber, Bies, Krawczyk and Van Roy; cosponsored by Senators Welch and Roessler.
Read first time and referred to committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Assembly Bill
507
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit for sales tax and use tax paid on fuel and electricity consumed in manufacturing.
By Representatives Wieckert, F. Lasee, Nischke, Jensen, Townsend, Musser, Weber, Ott, Gunderson, Van Roy, McCormick, Montgomery, Freese, Gard and Krawczyk; cosponsored by Senators Welch, Breske, Reynolds, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Roessler, Ellis and Hansen.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
530
Relating to: suspending the Department of Natural Resources rule related to limits on bridges over wild rivers.
By joint committee for review of Administrative Rules.
Read first time and referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Senator Lazich, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 3:01 P.M..
11:51 A.M.
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3:01 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Lasee in the chair.
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Senate Bill 18
Relating to: nomination of major party candidates for the office of lieutenant governor and filling vacancies in certain nominations.
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.
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes weredemanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Panzer, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 17.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Moore, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 103
Relating to: criminal background investigations by the Department of Regulation and Licensing of applicants for certain professional credentials.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 103
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 204
Relating to: authorizing a health benefit purchasing cooperative pilot project and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 204 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
204 be withdrawn from the Joint Committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 204?
Adopted.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Kanavas, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Leibham, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 375.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill
375.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 204.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 204
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 250
Relating to: construction and operation of a Hmong cultural center, granting bonding authority, and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 250 offered by Senator Decker.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 250 be placed at the foot of the calendar of November 5, 2003.
Senate Bill 252
Relating to: Joint Committee on Finance review of stewardship acquisitions.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 252?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 252 offered by Senator Cowles.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 252?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 252
Read a third time.
