Senate Bill 397
Relating to: designating personal care shortage areas, reimbursement for losses in the provision of personal care services, providing a supplement for hourly medical assistance reimbursement rates for in-home personal care services workers, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 397
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Wirch and Zien - 31.
Noes - Senators Farrow and Welch - 2.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Relating to: premium rates for coverage under the health insurance risk-sharing plan for persons who are eligible for medicare.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 417
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 417 be placed after Senate Bill 378 on the calendar of March 29, 2000.
Senate Bill 427
Relating to: qualified transportation fringe benefits and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 427 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
427 be withdrawn from the Joint Committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 427
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 28; noes, 5; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Wirch and Zien - 28.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Farrow, Fitzgerald, A. Lasee and Welch - 5.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 429
Relating to: a nonprofit corporation to promote the development of high-technology businesses and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 833 be withdrawn from the committee on Economic Development, Housing and Government Operations and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 833
Relating to: a nonprofit corporation to promote the development of high-technology businesses and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 833
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 3; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 30.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Fitzgerald and A. Lasee - 3.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 429 be laid on the table.
Senate Bill 442
Relating to: authorizing the creation of a local cultural arts district; granting a property tax exemption for the district's property; granting a sales tax and use tax exemption for tangible personal property and services purchased by the district; giving a local cultural arts district the authority to issue bonds and granting income tax exemptions for interest income on bonds issued by the district; authorizing certain local cultural arts districts to acquire property by condemnation; and authorizing the Wisconsin Health and Educational Facilities Authority to issue bonds to finance certain cultural arts facilities.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 442 offered by Senator Rude.
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Senator George in the Chair.
5:25 P.M.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 442?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 442?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 442
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - Senator A. Lasee - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 443
Relating to: funding to repair a dam located in the village of Cazenovia and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senator Baumgart moved rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 443.
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The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 1 to
Senate Bill 443?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Decker, Erpenbach, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Welch and Zien - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 443
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 31.
