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Leaves of Absence
Senator Larson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Jauch be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
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Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist4417Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 72 offered by Senator Farrow. _____________
Introduction, First Reading, and Reference of Proposals
Read first time and referred:
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages.
By Senators Hansen, Lehman, Harris, Vinehout, Wirch, Lassa, Shilling, Carpenter, Miller, L. Taylor, Risser, C. Larson, T. Cullen, Erpenbach and Jauch; cosponsored by Representatives Sinicki, Kahl, Barca, Barnes, Berceau, Bernard Schaber, Bewley, Billings, Clark, Danou, Doyle, Genrich, Goyke, Hebl, Hesselbein, Hintz, Hulsey, Johnson, Jorgensen, Kessler, Kolste, Mason, Milroy, Ohnstad, Pasch, Pope, Richards, Riemer, Ringhand, Sargent, Shankland, Smith, C. Taylor, Vruwink, Wachs, Wright, Young, Zamarripa and Zepnick.
hist4232To committee on Judiciary and Labor. Relating to: creating a vehicle registration exemption for motor vehicles held by garagekeepers that are operated for purposes of repair, service, or testing.
By Senators Jauch, Olsen, Shilling, Lassa, L. Taylor, Grothman, Lehman and T. Cullen; cosponsored by Representatives Bewley, Pope, Czaja, Berceau, Ohnstad, Sinicki and Ringhand.
hist4233To committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: penalties for certain traffic offenses committed while sanitation workers are at risk from traffic and providing a penalty.
By Senators Farrow, Lasee and Hansen; cosponsored by Representatives Jagler, Murtha, Stone, Kooyenga, Petersen, Tranel, A. Ott, Petryk, Spiros, T. Larson, Ripp, Born, Kleefisch, Hesselbein, Barnes, Williams, Bies, Thiesfeldt, Zepnick, Kahl, Bernier, Kestell, Czaja, Hebl, LeMahieu and Ohnstad.
hist4234To committee on Transportation, Public Safety, and Veterans and Military Affairs. Relating to: assessing property used for aging cheese as manufacturing property.
By Senators Leibham, Gudex, Grothman, Kedzie, Tiffany, Olsen, T. Cullen, Lasee, Schultz and Moulton; cosponsored by Representatives Endsley, LeMahieu, Thiesfeldt, Kestell, Marklein, Ripp, Murphy, A. Ott, Schraa, Tranel, Tittl, Stone, Spiros and Mursau.
hist4235To committee on Workforce Development, Forestry, Mining, and Revenue. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist4270Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a co-author of Senate Bill 62. hist4344Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 117. hist4345Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 119. hist4346Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 120. hist4347Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Bill 118. hist4266Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 62. hist4267Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 117. hist4268Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a co-author of Senate Bill 96. _____________
Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
Relating to training requirements for individuals administering nonprescription and prescription drug products to pupils.
Submitted by Department of Public Instruction.
hist4074Report received from Agency, April 12, 2013. hist4229Referred to committee on Health and Human Services, April 17, 2013. _____________
Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: expressing prayers and condolences to the families, friends of the victims, and the injured from the bombings at the Boston Marathon and praising the first responders who rushed to their aid.
By Representatives Barca, Vos, Suder, Pasch, Kramer, Jorgensen, Steineke, Zamarripa and Ballweg; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald and C. Larson.
hist4243Read and referred to committee on Senate Organization Assembly Bill 58
Relating to: bank service corporations and credit union service organizations.
By Representatives Craig, Marklein, Czaja, Genrich, Jacque, Kahl, Ohnstad, Sanfelippo, Zepnick and Weininger; cosponsored by Senators Schultz, Lasee, Grothman and Petrowski.
hist4231Read first time and referred to committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues _____________
hist4250Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 13 be withdrawn and taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Staff Sergeant Joseph James Altmann.
hist4246Adopted by unanimous rising vote. hist4247Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 13. hist4249Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 19 be taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 19
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army First Lieutenant David Andrew.
hist4252Adopted by unanimous rising vote. hist4253Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 19. hist4254Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 20 be taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Army Sgt. Chester G. Stoda.
hist4256Adopted by unanimous rising vote. hist4257Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 20. hist4258Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 21 be taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: the life and military service of United States Marine Corporal Michael Conrad Nolen.
hist4260Adopted by unanimous rising vote. hist4261Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 21. Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
11:53 A.M.
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Recess
