Senator Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
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Senate Bill 358
Relating to: revising the negotiable instruments chapter and the bank deposits and collection chapter of the uniform commercial code.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 358?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 358?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Drzewiecki, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 358
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 369
Relating to: eliminating the board on health care information, creating a health care data oversight board, requiring development of health plan performance measures and models, development of a health care data collection and dissemination systems improvement plan and the study of consolidating certain functions in a single state agency and requiring submittal of certain reports.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 369?
Adopted.
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 369 offered by Senator Risser.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 369?
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill
369 be laid on the table.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time and passed.
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Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate informal for one minute.
12:59 P.M.
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1:00 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
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1:00 P.M.
Senator Rude in the chair.
Senator George moved reconsideration of the vote by which Senate Bill 358 was passed.
Senator George, with unanimous consent, asked that the motion for reconsideration of the vote by which Senate Bill 358 passed be laid on the table.
Senate Bill 373
Relating to: prevailing wage rates and hours of labor for workers employed on state or local public works projects and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 373?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 373?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 373
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Adelman, Andrea, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 378
Relating to: increasing the limits for health care liability insurance.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 378?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 378
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 3; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Adelman, Breske, Buettner, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Moen, Panzer, Petak, C. Potter, Risser, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Weeden, Welch, Wineke and Zien - 30.
Noes - Senators Andrea, George and Moore - 3.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: increasing the penalties for certain offenses involving driving or operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, drugs or a combination of intoxicants and drugs.
Read a second time.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 431 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 445
Relating to: transfer of food stamps and other governmental benefits through an electronic benefit transfer system and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 445?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Farrow, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 445
Senator George, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 445 be referred to a second reading.
Senator Rosenzweig, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 445 be placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on the calendar of March 7, 1996.
Senate Bill 446
Relating to: firearms and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
Senator Weeden, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 446 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 449
Relating to: maximum benefit and contribution limits under the Wisconsin retirement system, granting rule-making authority and making an appropriation.