By Representatives Gunderson, Gard, Albers, Bies, Hahn, Hines, Krawczyk, Lehman, LeMahieu, Molepske, Nass, Ott, Petrowski, Pettis, Pridemore and Vos; cosponsored by Senators Lassa and Taylor.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
197
Relating to: expanding the cancer drug repository program to include prescription drugs and supplies for chronic disease and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
By Representatives Vukmir, Underheim, Gard, Benedict, Vruwink, Montgomery, Pettis, Jeskewitz, Lehman, M. Williams, Albers, Hundertmark, Seidel, Strachota, Bies, Gronemus, Gunderson, Hahn, Hines, Kerkman, Mursau, Nass, Ott, Petrowski and Vrakas; cosponsored by Senators Roessler, Stepp, Brown, Kanavas, Cowles, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich and Wirch.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill
210
Relating to: the powers and duties of the Department of Veterans Affairs, veterans assistance, educational programs, burials, cemeteries, homes, housing loans, memorials, and museums, the employment rights and benefits available to persons who are in or who return from military service, the Educational Approval Board, granting rule-making authority, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, making appropriations, and providing penalties.
By Joint Legislative Council.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Assembly Bill
240
Relating to: the immobilization, impoundment, and disposal of unregistered motor vehicles.
By Representatives Zepnick, Honadel, Ainsworth, Ballweg, Colon, Friske, Gielow, Gottlieb, Grigsby, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Molepske, Musser, Ott, Seidel, Sinicki, Stone and Townsend; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Carpenter, Coggs, Kanavas, Plale and Stepp.
Read first time and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Assembly Bill
399
Relating to: the involvement of military base commanders with local zoning entities; creating a council on military and state relations; and requiring a seller of real property to disclose its proximity to the boundaries of a military installation.
By Representative
Musser
; cosponsored by Senator Brown
.
Read first time and referred to committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
Assembly Joint Resolution 37
Relating to: proclaiming that the ancient Macedonians were Hellenes and that the inhabitants of the northern province of Greece, Macedonia, are their Hellenic descendants.
By Representatives Vrakas, Vukmir and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senator Kanavas
.
Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
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Senate Bill 61
Relating to: consecutive monthly registration of certain vehicles used exclusively to transport calcium chloride liquid.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - 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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 33
Relating to: the life and service of George Watts.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 33 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senator Lazich and Reynolds, with unanimous consent, asked to be made cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 33.
Assembly Joint Resolution 35
Relating to: proclaiming the week of May 8 to 14, 2005, as Salvation Army Week in the state of Wisconsin.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 35 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senator Hansen and Cowles, with unanimous consent, asked to be made cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 35.
Assembly Bill 49
Relating to: preemption of city, village, town, or county living wage ordinances.
Read a second time.
Senator Reynolds moved that Assembly Bill 49 be referred to the committee on Labor and Election Process Reform.
Senator Brown, with unanimous consent asked that the Senate recess.
11:40 A.M.
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12:18 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
49 be referred to the committee on Labor and Election Process Reform?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 14; noes, 19; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Noes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 19.
Absent or not voting - None.
Referral Refused.
Senator Grothman raised the point of order that Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 49 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Erpenbach appealed the decision of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Roessler - 1.
The decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz asked unanimous consent to consider the bill for final action at this time.
Senator Miller objected.
Senator Schultz moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 49 be given a third reading.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 49 be given a third reading?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 19.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Refused to suspend the rules.
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Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked that the Journal reflect that she would have voted aye on the question: Shall the decision of the Chair standing as the judgement of the Senate?
Assembly Bill 261
Relating to: use of and access to digital recordings of a child's statement in certain court and administrative proceedings.
