The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 29; noes, 3; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 29.
Noes - Senators Jauch, Miller and Risser - 3.
Absent or not voting - Senator Ellis - 1.
Ordered to a third reading.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Miller raised the point of order that Senate Bill 5 was not properly before the Senate because it is required to be referred to the joint committee on Finance.
The Chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senator Kapanke asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill
854 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senator Miller objected.
Senator Kapanke moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 854 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 854 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 14; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 14.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Absent or not voting - Senator Ellis - 1.
Refused to suspend rules and take up.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Thursday, March 13, 2008.
Senator Fitzgerald objected.
Senator Decker moved that the Senate adjourn until Thursday, March 13, 2008.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch
- 19.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz
- 13.
Absent or not voting - Senator Ellis - 1.
Adjourned.
7:16 P.M.
