Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Monday, November 26, 2007.
Amendments Offered
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 308 offered by Senator Plale.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Tuesday, November 27, 2007.
Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Secretary of State
November 27 , 2007
The Honorable, the Legislature:
Bill Number   Act Number   Publication Date
Senate Bill 161   Act 35   December 5 , 2007
Sincerely,
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
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Introduction, First Reading, and
Reference of Proposals; Reference of Appointments
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 339
Relating to: a mandatory minimum sentence for a juvenile who is convicted of throwing a bodily substance at or toward a person while placed in a juvenile correctional facility, a juvenile detention facility, or a secured residential care center for children and youth and providing a penalty.
By Senators Hansen, Roessler and Plale; cosponsored by Representative Musser .
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
Senate Bill 340
Relating to: special distinguishing registration plates for certain vehicles owned by members of the national guard.
By Senators Hansen, Plale, Coggs, Leibham and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Musser, Turner, Sheridan, Sinicki, Zepnick and Ziegelbauer.
To committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology and Financial Institutions.
Senate Bill 341
Relating to: salaries of deputy district attorneys.
By joint committee on Employment Relations.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill 342
Relating to: increasing the jurisdictional amount in small claims actions.
By Senators Lassa, Cowles, Grothman, Olsen and Lazich; cosponsored by Representatives Ballweg, Albers, Berceau, Bies, Gottlieb, Gronemus, Gunderson, Gundrum, Hahn, Hines, Jeskewitz, Kerkman, LeMahieu, Montgomery, Moulton, Mursau, Musser, Nygren, Owens, Petrowski, Van Roy, Vos and M. Williams.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, and Housing.
Senate Bill 343
Relating to: arbitration in situations involving cable and satellite television system operators and creators of video programming.
By Senators Hansen, Kanavas, Decker, Breske, Roessler, Lassa, Plale and Risser; cosponsored by Representatives Rhoades, Suder, Soletski, Van Roy, Tauchen, M. Williams, Kerkman, Hubler, Seidel, Sheridan, Sinicki, Nelson, Kessler, Jeskewitz, Bies, Murtha and Musser.
To committee on Commerce, Utilities and Rail.
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Report of Committees
The joint committee on Legislative Organization reports:
President Fred A. Risser and Speaker Michael Huebsch, Co-Chairs of the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO), asked that you be informed that the following motion, as contained in the Joint Committee's November 19, 2007 mail ballot, was approved:
MOTION: That the Joint Committee on Legislative Organization (JCLO), pursuant to s. 13.90 (1m), Stats., appoint Mr. Jeff Ylvisaker as Director of the Legislative Technology Services Bureau, effective immediately, to serve for an indefinite period at the pleasure of the JCLO, and at an initial salary of $100,000 annually.
Approved by a vote of Ayes, 9 (President Risser; Speaker Huebsch; Sens. Decker, Hansen, and Leibham; and Reps. Fitzgerald, Gundrum, Kreuser, and Richards); Noes, 1 (Sen. Fitzgerald); and Not Voting, 0.
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S443 Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Ethics Board
November 28, 2007
The Honorable, The Senate:
The following lobbyists have been authorized to act on behalf of the organizations set opposite their names.
For more detailed information about these lobbyists and organizations and a complete list of organizations and people authorized to lobby the 2007-2008 session of the legislature, visit the Ethics Board's web site at   http://ethics.state.wi.us/
Christianson, Peter C   General Electric Company
Davis, Stan   Business Lending Group, LLC
Deschane, Gerard   Business Lending Group, LLC
Also available from the Wisconsin Ethics Board are reports identifying the amount and value of time state agencies have spent to affect legislative action and reports of expenditures for lobbying activities filed by organizations that employ lobbyists.
Sincerely,
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