Tuesday, June 7, 2005
10:00 A.M.
Ninety-Seventh Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Chief Clerk Marchant pursuant to Senate Rule
5 (4)(b).
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the proper entries be made in the Journal.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, June 3, 2005.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 230
Relating to: prepayment penalties on variable rate residential mortgage loans.
By
Senators
Stepp, Plale, Brown and Harsdorf; cosponsored by Representatives Hundertmark, Montgomery, Lamb, Hahn, Hines, Owens, Petrowski, Kreibich, Vrakas, Pridemore, Van Roy, Ballweg, Lothian and Albers.
To committee on Housing and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 231
Relating to: exempting certain 2nd and 3rd class cities from the requirement to accept official city newspaper bids.
By
Senators
Harsdorf and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, Loeffelholz, Musser, Ainsworth, Townsend, Albers and Ballweg.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 142.
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 27, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Adamski, Paul,
of Stevens Point, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Higher Education and Tourism.
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
May 27, 2005
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Elman
, William,
of Appleton, as a member of the Land and Water Conservation Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2009.
Sincerely,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 232
Relating to: increasing the administrative and civil penalties that an employer that fails to pay the minimum wage may be required to pay and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
Hansen, Coggs, Wirch, Carpenter, Risser and Erpenbach; cosponsored by Representatives Nelson, Sheridan, Sinicki, Lehman, Zepnick, Berceau, Pocan and Boyle.
To committee on Labor and Election Process Reform.
Senate Bill 233
Relating to: exclusion of members of a state or local governmental body from meetings of a subunit of that body.
By
Senators
Hansen and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Gard, Lehman, Staskunas and Berceau.
To committee on Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform.
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The committee on Natural Resources and Transportation reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 200
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Natural Resources from promulgating a rule setting forth general policy on conserving and enhancing navigable waters.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
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The committee on
Veterans, Homeland Security, Military Affairs, Small Business and Government Reform reports and recommends:
