Tuesday, March 13, 2012
10:10 A.M.
One-Hundredth Regular Session
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
__________________
Call of Roll
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.
The Senate stood for a moment of silence.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Vukmir led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
__________________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 243 offered by Senator Vukmir.
__________________
Report of Committees
The committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Behling, John, of Eau Claire, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 0 - None.
Millner, Regina, of Madison, as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2019.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators Schultz, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Hansen, Shilling and King.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dale Schultz
Chairperson
Petitions and Communications
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
March 13 , 2012
The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule 46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Bill 426 , relating to regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations .
Senate Bill 488 , relating to regulation of ferrous metallic mining and related activities, procedures for obtaining approvals from the Department of Natural Resources for the construction of utility facilities, making an appropriation, and providing penalties, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations .
Senate Bill 542 , relating to the process for issuance of prospecting and mining permits for certain iron mining, standards for activities related to iron mining, fees related to iron mining, the net proceeds occupation tax on iron mining, and making appropriations, withdrawn from joint committee on Finance and rereferred to committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations .
Sincerely,
MICHAEL E. ELLIS
Senate President
__________________
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 73 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution 73 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 243 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator C. Larson added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 542 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 536 .
S791 Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 537 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 216 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 322 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 322 .
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 497 .
__________________
Referrals and Receipt of Committee Reports Concerning Proposed Administrative Rules
The committee on Health reports and recommends:
Relating to training and proficiency in the use of automated external defibrillators for certification as a massage therapist or bodyworker.
No action taken.
Leah Vukmir
Loading...
Loading...