Tuesday, March 8, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Thursday, March 3, 2005.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: honoring Ms. Mattiebelle Woods for her devotion to her family, her community, and her city, and celebrating the life and career of a great journalist, activist, and citizen.
By
Senators
Taylor, Coggs, Plale, Lazich, Miller and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives A. Williams, Toles, Young, Turner, Colon, Grigsby, Fields, Cullen, Wasserman, Sinicki, Kessler, Vukmir, Gundrum, Jeskewitz, Pridemore, Pocan, Krawczyk, Lehman, Boyle, Gronemus, Bies, Berceau, Hahn, Lothian, Townsend, Molepske, Seidel, Sheridan and Albers.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 7
Relating to: celebrating Saint Patrick's Day on March 17, 2005.
By
Senators
Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Erpenbach, Hansen, Kanavas, Lazich, Risser, Roessler and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Sheridan, J. Fitzgerald, Albers, Boyle, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Kestell, Lehman, McCormick, Molepske, Musser, Petrowski, Pocan, Pridemore, Seidel, Townsend, Van Akkeren and Vos.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: celebrating March 25, 2005, as the 184th anniversary of Greek independence.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Plale, Lazich, Miller and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Vrakas, Vukmir, Jeskewitz, Krawczyk, Gronemus, Zepnick, Townsend, Lehman, Hines and Van Roy.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: deleting from the constitution the office of secretary of state (first consideration).
By
Senators
A. Lasee, Roessler, Brown and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Pettis, Kerkman, Kreibich, Bies, Vos, Townsend, Gundrum, Van Roy, Hahn, Jensen, F. Lasee, Nass, Petrowski, Owens, Pridemore, Ziegelbauer, Nischke, Ott, Albers and Kestell.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: abolishing the office of lieutenant governor (first consideration).
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representatives Pettis, Kerkman, Bies, F. Lasee, Pridemore, Ziegelbauer, Nischke and Kestell.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: the life and public service of Harold F. Huibregtse.
By
Senator
Leibham
; cosponsored by Representative Kestell
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To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: declaring March 2005 American Red Cross Month.
By
Senators
Brown, Darling, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lazich, Olsen, Risser and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Albers, Gielow, Gronemus, Hahn, Hines, Hundertmark, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, Meyer, Gunderson, Vruwink, Sheridan, Vrakas, Pettis, Van Roy, Townsend, Pope-Roberts, Vos and M. Williams.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: the life and military service of Marine Sergeant Benjamin C. Edinger.
By
Senators
Hansen and Cowles; cosponsored by Representatives Krawczyk, Gard, Nelson and Van Roy.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 101
Relating to: waivers of laws and administrative rules governing elementary and secondary education.
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By
Senators
Harsdorf, Darling, Leibham, Reynolds, A. Lasee, Grothman, Stepp, Roessler and Kapanke; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, Gronemus, Gielow, Ainsworth, Gard, Ott, Jensen, Kerkman, Nass, Musser, Krawczyk, Hahn, Hines, Pettis, F. Lasee, Meyer, McCormick, Vrakas and Townsend.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 102
Relating to: expenditure periods, and allowable project costs, for certain tax incremental districts in the city of Kenosha.
By
Senators
Wirch and Stepp; cosponsored by Representatives Steinbrink, Kerkman and Ott.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 103
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit for research and research facilities.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Darling, Stepp, Leibham, A. Lasee and Roessler; cosponsored by Representatives McCormick, Pettis, Sheridan, Musser, Vos, F. Lasee, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Gunderson, Albers, Hundertmark, Honadel, Townsend and Vrakas.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
