Ayes, 5 - Senators Robson, Risser, Hansen, Fitzgerald and Leibham.
Noes, 0 - None.
Senator Judith B. Robson
Chair
State of Wisconsin
Office of the Senate President
May
9
, 2007
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46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred.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.
Senate Bill
177
withdrawn from committee on Agriculture and Higher Education and rereferred to committee on Campaign Finance Reform, Rural Issues and Information Technology.
Sincerely,
FRED A. RISSER
Senate President
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senators Miller, Sullivan and Vinehout added as coauthors of
Senate Bill 77.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Vinehout added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 23,
Senate Bill 161 and
Senate Bill 170.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the reading be dispensed with and that all appointments except that of Scott Hassett, Rod Nilsestuen and Jeff Plale, be taken up en masse.
Brown, Cynthia,
of Menomonie, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
Cook
, Mary,
of Mt. Horeb, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Cuene, Mary,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
Figueroa, Enrique,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
Hollander, Gerald,
of Milwaukee, as a member of the Psychology Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Krome, Margaret,
of Madison, as a member of the Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2013.
Oemichen, William,
of New Glarus, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Peterson, Donald J.,
of Barron, as a member of the Veterinary Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
Rublee, Nancy,
of Phillips, as a member of the Dentistry Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2010.
Weix
, Lou Ann,
of Green Bay, as a member of the Board of Nursing, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2008.
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 Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kapanke - 1.
Confirmed.
Hassett, Scott,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, 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, 30; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 30.
Noes - Senators Grothman and A. Lasee - 2.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kapanke - 1.
Confirmed.
Nilsestuen, Rod,
of Madison, as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 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, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Plale, Jeff,
of South Milwaukee, as a member of the College Savings Program Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2011.
Read.
Senator Plale, with unanimous consent, asked to be excused from voting on the appointment of himself pursuant to Senate Rule
73 (1).
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 Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Excused from voting - Senator Plale - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Coggs asked unanimous consent that his leave of absence be lifted. Granted.
Senator Kapanke, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the confirmation of appointments en masse and on the appointment of Scott Hassett.
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Senate Joint Resolution 39
Relating to: declaring the ninth of May as Europe Day.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 39 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 45
Relating to: declaring May as Manufacturing Month in Wisconsin.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 45 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: American Stroke Awareness Month.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 48 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: honoring Wisconsinites called up to active military duty.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution
49 offered by Senators Roessler and Sullivan.
Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 49.
Senator Robson objected.
Senator Robson moved that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 49 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 49 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler, Schultz and Sullivan - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Joint Resolution
49 offered by Senator Roessler.
Senator Robson moved that Senate amendment 2 to Senate Joint Resolution 49 be laid on the table.
