Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: the vote on bills that would increase certain tax rates (first consideration).
By
Senators
Welch, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Leibham, Reynolds, Stepp and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Gielow, Grothman, Gunderson, Hines, Jensen, Krawczyk, Kreibich, Ladwig, F. Lasee, McCormick, D. Meyer, Musser, Nass, Nischke, Owens, Petrowski, Stone, Towns, Vukmir, Ward, J. Wood and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 20
Relating to: creating a Wireless 911 Board and wireless 911 fund, imposing a surcharge on wireless telephone customers, making grants for emergency 911 wireless service, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making appropriations.
By
Senators
Jauch, Roessler and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Huber, Ott, Hahn, Turner, Coggs, Morris and Travis.
To committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
Senate Bill 21
Relating to: employment discrimination based on creed and exemption from liability and discipline for pharmacists who refuse to dispense for abortions, assisted suicides, and euthanasia.
By
Senators
Reynolds, Brown, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, Lazich, Leibham, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien; cosponsored by Representatives Owens, Albers, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Freese, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Huebsch, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Loeffelholz, LeMahieu, D. Meyer, Nass, Nischke, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Vrakas, Vukmir, Weber, J. Wood and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Labor, Small Business Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 22
Relating to: official action in return for providing or withholding political contributions, services, or other things of value and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Reynolds, Harsdorf, Carpenter, Hansen, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Kedzie, Welch, Roessler, Panzer, Stepp and Moore; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Gunderson, Kerkman, Friske, Lassa, Olsen, Hahn, Jensen, Stone, Ladwig, Freese, Vrakas, Vruwink, Travis, Ainsworth, Plouff, J. Wood, LeMahieu, Nass, Ott, Petrowski, Bies, Shilling, Gielow, Gard, Kreuser, Hebl, Loeffelholz, Cullen, Ziegelbauer, Ward, Pettis, McCormick, Suder, Townsend, Jeskewitz, Zepnick, J. Fitzgerald, Kestell, D. Meyer, Kaufert, Nischke, Montgomery, Weber, Rhoades, Lothian, Van Akkeren, Richards and Albers.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Senate Bill 23
Relating to: prisoner reimbursement to a municipality.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Welch, Kanavas, Lazich, Leibham, Kedzie, Stepp and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Gottlieb, Foti, Ainsworth, Bies, J. Fitzgerald, Gielow, Grothman, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Huebsch, Hundertmark, Jensen, Jeskewitz, Ladwig, Lassa, LeMahieu, M. Lehman, McCormick, Musser, Nass, Ott, Petrowski, Seratti, Stone, Suder, Townsend and Vrakas.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 24
Relating to: providing an exception to the law prohibiting discrimination in public places of accommodation to permit a fitness center whose facilities and services are intended for the exclusive use of persons of the same sex to provide the use of those facilities and services exclusively to persons of that sex.
By
Senators
Roessler, Harsdorf, Breske, Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Grothman, Vrakas, Montgomery, Ainsworth, Bies, Gottlieb, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Huebsch, Kestell, Krawczyk, Ladwig, F. Lasee, Lassa, J. Lehman, Musser, Olsen, Ott, Owens, Petrowski, Plale, Schneider, Seratti, Shilling, Stone, Suder, Towns, Underheim, Van Roy, Weber, J. Wood and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
Relating to: open enrollment in public schools and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By
Senators
Reynolds, Darling, Stepp and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Krug, Ladwig, Stone, Bies, Hines, Krawczyk, Plouff, Ainsworth, Townsend, Olsen, M. Lehman, Ziegelbauer, Wasserman, Musser, J. Wood, Richards and Gunderson.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Senate Bill 26
Relating to: the minimum number of railroad employees required to be present in the cab of the lead control locomotive when the railroad train or locomotive is in motion.
By
Senators
Schultz, Erpenbach, George, Jauch, A. Lasee, M. Meyer, Wirch, Chvala, Risser, Breske, Moore, Hansen, Carpenter and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Hahn, Albers, Bies, Black, Boyle, Coggs, Freese, Gronemus, Lassa, J. Lehman, Musser, Petrowski, Pocan, Powers, Seratti, Sherman, Shilling, Suder, Turner, Young, Van Roy, Hubler, Krawczyk, Plale, Travis and Plouff.
To committee on Transportation and Information Infrastructure.
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State of Wisconsin
January 29, 2003
The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
20(2)(a), I have made the following appointments to Senate committees:
To the joint committee on Criminal Penalties: Senator George,
To the Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse: Senator Carpenter.
To the State Building Commission: Senator Risser,
To the Educational Communications Board: Senator George,
To the Environmental Education Board: Senate Risser,
To the Council on Forestry: Senator Breske,
To Forward Wisconsin: Senator Meyer,
To the Council on Highway Safety: Senator Breske,
To the Historical Society of Wisconsin, Board of Curators: Senator Risser,
To the Information Technology Management Board: Senator Jauch,
To the Migrant Labor Council: Senator Carpenter,
To the Mississippi River Parkway Commission: Senator Meyer,
