In your love and graciousness visit this state from north to south, from east to west, renewing the ties of mutual regard that form our civic life together. As we give thanks for the honest and able leaders in this chamber, may peace prevail with righteousness, and justice with order, that men and women from various view points with differing talents may find the courage to act with one accord for the good of your people. When times are prosperous, let our hearts be generous and thankful; and, in troubled times, let not our perseverance fail. Bless now this session with wisdom, its actions with insight, and the laws passed here with fairness and integrity. To our loving and gracious God we pray. Amen."
The Senate remained standing and Senator Hansen led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Wednesday, April
22
, 2009.
The committee on Environment reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 126
Relating to: changes to and extension of the Environmental Results Program, extension of the Environmental Improvement Program and the length of a compliance schedule under that program, and reporting requirements for certain environmental programs.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Miller, Jauch, Wirch, Kedzie and Olsen.
Noes, 0 - None.
Mark Miller
Chairperson
The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 35
Relating to: the distribution of the first dollar property tax credit.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senate Bill 97
Relating to: authorizing temporary permits to practice dentistry or dental hygiene without compensation.
Passage.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Erpenbach, Carpenter, Robson, Lassa, Lazich, Kanavas and Darling.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
The committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 161
S135
Relating to: administration of certain public assistance programs in Milwaukee County, removing county civil service protections from certain employees, required provisions in certain collective bargaining agreements under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, and making an appropriation.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Coggs, Wirch and Lehman.
Noes, 2 - Senators
A. Lasee and Grothman.
Spencer Coggs
Chairperson
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 171
Relating to: retail theft, proof of ownership for flea market sales, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Kreitlow, Holperin, Lassa, Wirch, Harsdorf and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Danou, Turner, Jorgensen, Pasch, Kestell, Van Roy, Brooks, Lothian, Kerkman, A. Ott, Steinbrink, Zepnick, Kleefisch, Kaufert, Bies, Hebl and Staskunas.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 172
Relating to: limiting a city's and village's use of direct annexation and authorizing limited town challenges to an annexation.
By
Senators
Holperin, A. Lasee and Schultz; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Clark, Danou, Hilgenberg, Bies, Brooks, Gunderson, Kerkman, LeMahieu, A. Ott, Petersen, Ripp, Roth, Townsend and Vos.
To committee on Labor, Elections and Urban Affairs.
Senate Bill 173
Relating to: the removal of nonconforming outdoor advertising signs.
By
Senators
Kreitlow, Taylor, Grothman, Kapanke, Leibham, Olsen, Plale and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Staskunas, Fields, Friske, Gunderson, Honadel, Smith, Soletski, Spanbauer, Van Roy, Vos and Zepnick.
To committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 174
Relating to: creating a microstamping requirement for certain handguns, certification of compliance with the microstamping requirement, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and providing penalties.
By
Senators
Coggs and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Young, A. Williams, Turner, Berceau, Grigsby, Colon, Richards, Kessler, Sinicki and Pasch.
To committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing.
Senate Bill 175
Relating to: the issuance of licenses to teach mathematics or science.
By
Senators
Plale, Olsen, Darling and Hopper; cosponsored by Representatives Fields, Honadel, Grigsby, Davis, Vukmir, Kerkman, Ripp, Bies, Knodl, Brooks, Spanbauer, Gunderson, Townsend, Vos, Dexter and Ballweg.
To committee on Education.
Senate Bill 176
Relating to: a sales tax and use tax exemption for nonprescription drugs.
By
Senators
Plale, S. Fitzgerald, Taylor, Coggs, Olsen, Darling, Schultz, Hopper and A. Lasee; cosponsored by Representatives Jorgensen, Black, Richards, Benedict, Zepnick, Mason, Turner, Berceau, Huebsch, Vukmir, Gunderson, Spanbauer, Davis, Nass and Bies.
To joint survey committee on Tax Exemptions.
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The committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 141
Relating to: requiring certain vehicles that transport children to and from a child care provider to have child safety alarms installed, granting rule-making authority, extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 3.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Jauch, Lassa, Vinehout, Kedzie and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Robert Jauch
Chairperson
The committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: state procurement of contractual services.
Introduction of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Wirch, Plale, Holperin, Hopper and Lazich.
Noes, 0 - None.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 3 - Senators
Wirch, Plale and Holperin.
Noes, 2 - Senators
Hopper and Lazich.
