Conservatively Speaking
State Senator Mary Lazich (R-New Berlin) represents parts of four counties: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine, and Walworth. Her Senate District 28 includes New Berlin, Franklin, Greendale, Hales Corners, Muskego, Waterford, Big Bend, the town of Vernon and parts of Greenfield, East Troy, and Mukwonago. Senator Lazich has been in the Legislature for more than a decade. She considers herself a tireless crusader for lower taxes, reduced spending and smaller government.
State Senate calendar for Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Here is the calendar that was released at about 4:00 this afternoon for the state Senate floor session scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.:
First Order. Call of Roll.
Second Order. Chief clerk's entries.
Third Order. Introduction, first reading and reference of proposals.
Fourth Order. Report of committees.
Fifth Order. Petitions and communications.
Sixth Order. Referrals and receipt of committee reports concerning proposed administrative rules.
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Seventh Order. Advice and consent of the Senate
Eighth Order. Messages from the Assembly.
Ninth Order. Special Orders.
Tenth Order. Consideration of motions, resolutions, and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading.
QUESTION: Shall the joint resolution be adopted?
Senate Joint Resolution 45. Relating to: calling on the
Senate Joint Resolution 48. Relating to: the life and military service of Lance Corporal Dean Opicka.
Senate Joint Resolution 50. Relating to: the life and military service of U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Dale Vrooman.
Senate Joint Resolution 51. Relating to: proclaiming October 2009 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Senate Joint Resolution 52. Relating to: the life and public service of Ernest Paul Sobotta.
Eleventh Order. Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Senate Bill 93. Relating to: partially exempting an assessor and an assessor's staff from liability for trespassing, creating immunity from civil liability, and changing the notice requirements related to the revaluation of property by an assessor. (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1) Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1, and Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 132. Relating to: expanding the life of a tax incremental district in the city of
Senate Bill 147. Relating to: administration of grant funds under the county-tribal cooperative law enforcement program. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report passage recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 148. Relating to: liability for actions of tribal law enforcement officers when enforcing state laws. By Joint Legislative Council. (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 4, Noes 1) Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 215. Relating to: a personal property tax exemption for snowmobile clubs. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 7, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Amendment 2, Ayes 7, Noes 0, adoption of Senate Amendment 3, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue, Ayes 6, Noes 1) Senate Amendments 1, 2, 3, and Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 242. Relating to: creating separate regulatory requirements for certain future service contracts. (FE) (Report passage recommended by committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness,
Senate Bill 251. Relating to: costs of transporting by ferry an arrested person. (FE) (Report introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 262. Relating to: an exemption from recording for time-share licenses. (Report passage recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Senate Bill 264. Relating to: trespass by operators of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and other off-road vehicles. (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0) Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1, and Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 300. Relating to: certain areas of land subject to managed forest land orders that were part of a parcel of land under single ownership that exceeded 8,000 acres in size. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1, Ayes 7, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0) Senate Substitute Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 347. Relating to: requiring consultation with a child in determining and reviewing his or her permanency plan; requiring agencies, in making reasonable efforts to place a child in a permanent placement, to include efforts to place the child outside this state; requiring juvenile courts to take certain actions to expedite the interstate placement of children; requiring juvenile courts to give a child's out-of-home care provider the right to be heard in proceedings involving the child; requiring notice to relatives when a child is removed from the home; requiring reasonable efforts to place siblings together or to provide for visitation between siblings; requiring agencies to assist children in developing a plan for transition to independent living; requiring health care providers to report cases of infants with controlled substances in their bodily fluids to the agency responsible for investigating suspected child abuse or neglect; authorizing circuit court commissioners to conduct permanency plan reviews and hearings; specifying certain placements for purposes of calculating how long a child has been placed outside the home for purposes of filing a termination of parental rights petition; and permitting disclosure of information to a relative of a child for purposes of facilitating placement of the child with the relative or to a public or private agency in this state or any other state for purposes of investigating a proposed foster or adoptive placement. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Senate Amendment 1 pending
Senate Bill 361. Relating to: the monthly rates that are paid for foster care; the levels of care that a foster home may provide; licensing of kinship care relatives to operate foster homes and, subject to certain exceptions, time limits on the receipt of kinship care payments; and licensing of foster homes across county lines. (FE) (Report adoption of Senate Amendment 1, Ayes 5, Noes 0, passage as amended recommended by committee on Children and Families and Workforce Development, Ayes 5, Noes 0) Senate Amendment 1 pending
Twelfth Order. Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills.
QUESTION: Shall the bill be ordered to a third reading?
Assembly Bill 8. Relating to: municipal quotas for retail intoxicating liquor licenses. (FE)
Assembly Bill 153. Relating to: membership of the State Fair Park Board. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Transportation, Tourism, Forestry, and Natural Resources, Ayes 7, Noes 0)
Assembly Bill 172. Relating to: requiring instruction in public schools on the history of organized labor in
Assembly Bill 281. Relating to: the restriction on the amount of phosphorus in certain cleaning agents. (Report concurrence recommended by committee on Environment, Ayes 5, Noes 0)
Thirteenth Order. Third reading of joint resolutions and bills.
Fourteenth Order. Motions may be offered.
Fifteenth Order. Announcements, adjournment honors, and remarks under special privilege.
Sixteenth Order. Adjournment.
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