Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Absent - Senator Leibham - 1.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Plale led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Leibham be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Friday, January 20, 2006.
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Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 513
Relating to: increasing aid to Forward Wisconsin, Inc., and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Stepp, Plale, Harsdorf, Lassa, Zien and Wirch; cosponsored by Representatives Cullen, Jeskewitz, Turner, Krawczyk, Fields, McCormick, Lehman, Seidel and Molepske.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 514
Relating to: providing categorical aid to any school district that is completely surrounded by water.
By
Senator
A. Lasee
; cosponsored by Representative Bies
.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 515
Relating to: certification of woman-owned businesses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Roessler, Olsen, Harsdorf, Brown, Darling, Zien, S. Fitzgerald, Kapanke and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Strachota, Kaufert, Albers, Ballweg, Gronemus, Ott, Owens, Seidel and Wasserman.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
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The committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care reports and recommends:
Gass
, Eric,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Greenfield, Ed,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Cemetery Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Hoven
, Erica,
of Westby, as a member of the Rural Health Development Council, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Howard
, Carol,
of Shorewood, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Severson, Jeanne,
of Cottage Grove, as a member of the Pharmacy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2009.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Weber
, Gregory,
of Brown Deer, as a member of the Pharmacy Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2006.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: consent for the recovery, processing, or distribution of certain anatomical gifts.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Roessler, Darling, Brown, Erpenbach and Carpenter.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
