Tuesday, May 10, 2005
11:00 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, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 31.
Absent - Senators Erpenbach and Miller - 2.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Taylor led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, May 06, 2005.
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 78 offered by Senator Harsdorf.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 202
Relating to: smoking in restaurants and bowling centers and the regulation of smoking by counties, cities, villages, and towns.
By
Senators
S. Fitzgerald, Breske, A. Lasee, Kanavas, Kedzie and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Colon, Hundertmark, Krawczyk, Van Roy, Musser, Meyer, Ott, Stone, F. Lasee, Ainsworth, Albers, Bies, Honadel, Kleefisch, Lamb, Suder and Wood.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 203
Relating to: expanding the sales tax exemption for coin-operated laundry services to include all self-service laundry services.
By
Senators
Grothman, Olsen, Roessler, Leibham, Darling, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Van Roy, LeMahieu, Gundrum, Kestell, Towns, Kerkman, Hahn, Strachota, Owens, Gunderson, Townsend, Kreibich, Musser, Hines, Lothian, Albers, Pridemore, J. Fitzgerald, Krawczyk, Vrakas, Pettis and Petrowski.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 149
Relating to: attorney fees in civil actions.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 4 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman and Taylor.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Risser.
Assembly Bill 261
Relating to: use of and access to digital recordings of a child's statement in certain court and administrative proceedings.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Berkos
, Daniel,
of Mauston, as a member of the Public Defender Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
Moore
, James E.,
of Kaukauna, as a member of the Prison Industries Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2008.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
WELLS
, Lenard,
of Madison, as Chair of the Parole Commission, to serve for the term ending March 1, 2007.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zien, Roessler, Grothman, Taylor and Risser.
Noes, 0 - None.
David Zien
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Administration
April 29, 2005
The Honorable, The Legislature:
This report is transmitted as required by sec. 20.002(11)(f) of the Wisconsin Statutes, (for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under sec. 13.172(3) Stats.), and confirms that the Department of Administration has found it necessary to exercise the "temporary reallocation of balances" authority provided by this section in order to meet payment responsibilities and cover resulting negative balances during the month of March 2005.
