Thursday, March 11, 2004
1:00 P.M.
Ninety-Sixth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll, prayer and pledge be dispensed with.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 69
Relating to: the life and military service of Specialist Bert Hoyer.
By
Senators
Harsdorf and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades and Gronemus.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 550
Relating to: alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for persons who commit certain drug-related or alcohol-related offenses, violations of extended supervision, parole, or probation related to the use of alcohol or other drugs or to substance abuse treatment, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Moore and Coggs; cosponsored by Representatives Turner, Taylor and Young.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Bill 551
Relating to: connection of water sources producing water that contains radium 225, radium 228, or gross alpha particle radioactivity to public water systems.
By
Senators
Lazich, Kanavas, Darling, Roessler, Reynolds and S. Fitzgerald; cosponsored by Representatives Gundrum, Jensen, Gard, Nischke, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Musser, Stone, Albers, Gunderson, Petrowski, Vrakas, Gielow, Van Roy, Seratti, M. Lehman, Nass and Olsen.
To committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 552
Relating to: grants for after-school care programs and making appropriations.
By
Senator
Lassa
; cosponsored by Representatives Molepske, Sinicki and Turner.
To committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Senate Bill 553
Relating to: creating the Dane County Council of Governments and authorizing Dane County to enact a comprehensive zoning ordinance.
By
Senator
Risser
.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 554
Relating to: use of renewable resources at certain state facilities.
By
Senators
Cowles and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Jensen and Black.
To committee on Energy and Utilities.
Senate Bill 555
Relating to: biennial reports concerning state contractual service procurements.
By
Senators
Lassa and Hansen.
To committee on Homeland Security, Veterans and Military Affairs and Government Reform.
Senate Bill 556
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a county park district, authorizing a county park district to levy a property tax, authorizing a county park district to apply for funding from certain programs administered by the Department of Natural Resources, and authorizing a county park district to impose impact fees and issue debt.
By
Senator
Darling
; cosponsored by Representative Stone
.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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The committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 152
Relating to: creating a board to investigate and make recommendations regarding inmate deaths.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Stepp, Carpenter and Coggs.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence as amended.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Zien, Carpenter and Coggs.
Noes, 2 - Senators
S. Fitzgerald and Stepp.
David Zien
Chairperson
POINT OF ORDER
Senate Resolution 32
Relating to: urging the members of the U.S. Congress from this state, Wisconsin state legislature, executive branch, judicial system, county governments, city governments, village governments, town governments, University of Wisconsin System, Wisconsin technical college system, and public school districts to work on securing more federal funds for the residents of Wisconsin.
Read
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Resolution
32 be withdrawn and returned to author.
