Tuesday, October 25, 2011
12:48 P.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
President Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer and pledge of the September 2011 Special Session be applied to the Regular Session.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
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Senate amendment 8 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 22 offered by Senator Darling.
Senate amendment 9 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 22 offered by Senator Olsen.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 178 offered by Senator Olsen.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 43
Senate Joint Resolution 44
Report correctly enrolled on 10-25-2011.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: proclaiming October 2011 as Farm to School Month.
By
Senators
Lassa, Shilling, Vinehout, C. Larson, Olsen, Miller, Risser, Wirch, Schultz and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Kestell, Vruwink, Molepske Jr, Bewley, Jorgensen, Pasch, Roys, Radcliffe, Danou, Spanbauer, Sinicki, Berceau, C. Taylor, Hebl, Ballweg and A. Ott.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred:
Senate Bill 255
Relating to: the publication and effective dates of acts.
By
Senator
Grothman
.
To committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations.
Senate Bill 256
Relating to: the fee for duplicate identification cards issued by the Department of Transportation.
By
Senators
Taylor, T. Cullen, Risser, Erpenbach and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Hebl, Pasch, Roys, Wynn, Bewley, Hulsey, Turner, C. Taylor, Milroy, Jorgensen, Bernard Schaber, Young, Fields, Berceau, Grigsby, E. Coggs, Mason, Molepske Jr, Kessler, Pocan, Barca, Pope-Roberts, Sinicki, Doyle and Toles.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
Senate Bill 257
Relating to: providing additional state aid and revenue limit authority for certain school districts and making an appropriation.
By
Senators
T. Cullen, S. Coggs and Taylor; cosponsored by Representative Jorgensen
.
To joint committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 258
Relating to: credit cards issued to underage customers, higher education institutions and the marketing of credit cards, financial literacy requirements for higher education students, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
By
Senators
C. Larson, Taylor and Lassa; cosponsored by Representatives Richards, Berceau, E. Coggs, D. Cullen, Pope-Roberts, Ringhand, Sinicki, Turner, Young and Zepnick.
To committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: creating the office of county comptroller for Milwaukee County.
S532
By
Senators
Darling and Taylor; cosponsored by Representatives Kooyenga, Zamarripa, Zepnick, Honadel, Stone, Kapenga and Craig.
To committee on Transportation and Elections.
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The committee on Energy, Biotechnology, and Consumer Protection reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 136
Relating to: a disclosure report for sellers of vacant land.
Passage.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Cowles, Kedzie, Wanggaard, Wirch and Hansen.
