Thursday, January 30, 2003
11:30 A.M.
January Special Session
The Senate met.
executive order #2
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, Jim Doyle, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in Madison, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 30, 2003, solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to:
Decreasing appropriations; lapsing moneys from certain program revenue appropriation accounts to the general fund; transferring moneys from certain segregated funds to the general fund; increasing funding for out-of-state inmated contracts and for health care for inmates of state prisons; increasing funding for the Medical Assistance and Badger Care programs; increasing segregated funding for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing land acquisition and development under the stewardship program; restricting distribution of funds by the Tobacco Control Board to the Tobacco Research and Intervention Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; lapsing or reestimating expenditures from certain general purpose revenue appropriations; exempting the actions of the legislature on these matters from the required general fund structural balance and required general fund statutory balance; and making appropriations.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this 29th day of January, 2003.
JIM DOYLE
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll, prayer, and pledge of the regular session be applied to the special session.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: decreasing appropriations; lapsing moneys from certain program revenue appropriation accounts to the general fund; transferring moneys from certain segregated funds to the general fund; increasing funding for out-of-state inmate contracts and for health care for inmates of state prisons; increasing funding for the Medical Assistance and Badger Care programs; increasing segregated funding for the payment of principal and interest costs incurred in financing land acquisition and development under the stewardship program; restricting distribution of funds by the Tobacco Control Board to the Tobacco Research and Intervention Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison; lapsing or reestimating expenditures from certain general purpose revenue appropriations; exempting the actions of the legislature on this bill from the required general fund structural balance and the required general fund statutory balance; and making appropriations.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Panzer, A. Lasee, Zien, Erpenbach and Hansen.
Noes, 0 - None.
To joint committee on Finance.
Mary Panzer
Chairperson
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
January 29, 2003
The Honorable, The Legislature:
Pursuant to s.
16.47(2), Stats., I hereby recommend Special Session
Assembly Bill 1 and Special Session
Senate Bill 1 as emergency bills.
Sincerely,
jim Doyle
Governor
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Tuesday, February 4 at 10:00 A.M..
Adjourned.
11:33 A.M.
