Tuesday, February 8, 2011
11:08 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
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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, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 32.
Absent with leave - Senator S. Coggs - 1.
Absent - None - 0.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Zipperer led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator S. Coggs be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Erpenbach be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
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The committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues reports and recommends:
Bildsten, Pete,
of Baraboo, as Secretary of the Department of Financial Institutions, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Schultz, Lasee, Kapanke, Lassa and Vinehout.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
Relating to the Ice Age and North Country Trails.
Submitted by Department of Natural Resources.
Report received from Agency, February 4, 2011.
Referred to committee on Natural Resources and Environment, February 8, 2011.
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State of Wisconsin
Department of Transportation
February 3, 2011
The Honorable, the Legislature:
Please accept this letter as notice that the Department of Transportation intends not to promulgate
Clearinghouse Rule 09-044, which proposed the creation of ch.
Trans 123, Wisconsin Administrative Code, relating to registration of non-standard vehicles, as provided in s.
227.14(6)(b), Wis. Stats. The Department of Transportation hereby withdraws
Clearinghouse Rules 09-044, effective immediately.
Sincerely,
MARK GOTTLIEB
Secretary
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Hamblin, Gary,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Corrections, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 31.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators S. Coggs and Erpenbach - 2.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the question of the appointment of Gary Hamblin.
Nickel
, Ted,
of Merrill, as Commissioner of the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 32.
Noes - None.
