Thursday, February 17, 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 Wednesday, February 15, 2005.
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Read first time and referred.
Senate Bill 64
Relating to: decreasing an appropriation of general purpose revenues for the Badger Care health care program; increasing an appropriation of general purpose revenues for prescription drug assistance; increasing an appropriation of general purpose revenues for Medical Assistance; transferring moneys from the general fund to the Medical Assistance trust fund; required general fund statutory balance; and making an appropriation.
By
Senator
S. Fitzgerald
; cosponsored by Representative Kaufert
.
To joint committee on Finance.
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 3
Relating to: Black History Month and honoring Company F of the 29th USCT.
By
Senator
S. Fitzgerald
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 65
Relating to: the capital gains income tax exclusion.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Darling, Zien, A. Lasee, Leibham, Roessler, Lazich and Kedzie; cosponsored by Representatives J. Fitzgerald, LeMahieu, Pettis, Suder, Nischke, Krawczyk, Towns, Hahn, Hines, Freese, Vos, Jensen, Bies, Owens, Nass, Petrowski, Mursau, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, McCormick, F. Lasee, Albers and Stone.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
Senate Bill 66
Relating to: the color of clothing worn during a firearm deer hunting season.
By
Senators
Leibham, A. Lasee and Reynolds; cosponsored by Representatives Gunderson, Kestell, Kreibich, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Lehman, LeMahieu, Krawczyk, Stone and Hines.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 67
Relating to: removal of abandoned dams.
By
Senators
Leibham, A. Lasee, Reynolds, Olsen and Grothman; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Pridemore, Lothian, Ott, LeMahieu, Hahn, F. Lasee, Petrowski, Hines and Vrakas.
To committee on Natural Resources and Transportation.
Senate Bill 68
Relating to: supplementing special education funding with lapsed student achievement guarantee contract moneys and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
Olsen, Kapanke, Darling and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Towns, Davis, Ainsworth, Wood, Nischke, Kerkman, Gielow, LeMahieu, Musser, Hines, Bies, Hahn, Petrowski, Van Roy, Jeskewitz, Underheim, Albers, Pridemore, Kestell, Gunderson, Hundertmark, Ott and Vukmir.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 69
Relating to: an income tax and franchise tax credit for training apprentices.
By
Senators
Grothman, Roessler and Kanavas; cosponsored by Representatives Loeffelholz, Gronemus, Ainsworth, Kerkman, Van Roy, Albers, Fields, Freese, Jensen, Townsend, Ott, Vos, Jeskewitz, Gunderson, Pettis and Davis.
To committee on Job Creation, Economic Development and Consumer Affairs.
Senate Bill 70
Relating to: evidence of lay and expert witnesses.
By
Senators
Kanavas, Stepp, Olsen and Brown; cosponsored by Representatives Suder, Townsend, Hahn, Bies, Jensen, Hines, Van Roy, Gunderson, Ott, Albers, Hundertmark, F. Lasee, Davis, Kreibich and Lamb.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy.
The committee on Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 8
Relating to: prohibiting the Department of Public Instruction from selecting pupils for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program on a random basis.
No recommendation pursuant to s.
227.19 (6)(b), Wisconsin Statutes.
Luther Olsen
Chairperson
The joint committee on Finance reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 42
Relating to: requiring certain identification in order to vote at a polling place or obtain an absentee ballot, verification of the addresses of electors, and the fee for an identification card issued by the Department of Transportation.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
