Relating to: proclaiming Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: the life and public service of William Clayton Hicks.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution
8.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Joint Resolution
13.
Senate Joint Resolution 9
Relating to: proclaiming April 19 as Patriot's Day.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 10
Relating to: the life and public service of Richard J. Zaborski.
Read.
Adopted by unanimous rising vote.
Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: urging U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta to support federal funding for immediate repair and reconstruction of the Hoan Bridge in Milwaukee.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: commending the student athletes, coaches, and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Volleyball Team for their achievements.
Read.
Adopted.
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Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: commending and congratulating Tommy G. Thompson for his public service to the people of Wisconsin.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Bill 2
Relating to: the scope of regulation and reporting of information by nonresident registrants under the campaign finance law.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 2?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 2 offered by Senator Huelsman.
Senator Robson moved rejection of Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 2.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 2?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Welch and Zien - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 2 offered by Senators Huelsman and Welch.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Chvala raised the point of order that Senate amendment 5 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Welch appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was; Shall the ruling of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Welch and Zien - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
The ruling of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 2
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski and Wirch - 23.
Noes - Senators Darling, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Welch and Zien - 10.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 18
Relating to: funding for the badger care health care program and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 18?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 18 offered by Senator Jauch.
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate
Bill 18 be withdrawn and returned to author.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 18?
Adopted.
Senators Harsdorf, Panzer, Darling and Zien, with unanimous consent, asked to be made coauthors of Senate
Bill 18.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 18
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Governor Tommy G. Thompson as he resigns to take his new position as head of the federal Health and Social Service Department.
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Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Jordan Woods-Wahl and Lindsey Lange students at Superior High School and Kevin Hoescher director of the Superior High School Orchestra for their participation and testimony at the Education committee's hearing on school district revenue caps.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Senators Plache and Erpenbach's 40th birthdays.
