Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 259 offered by Senator Moore.
Senator Darling moved rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 259.
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7:31 P.M.
Senator Welch in the chair.
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Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal until 9:20 P.M..
8:00 P.M.
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9:20 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the chair.
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The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 259?
The ayes and noes weredmanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 259 offered by Senator Chvala.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 259 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 259
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 19.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Concurred in.
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Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Sr. Ann Catherine Veierstahler, SCSJA, RN. Sr. Ann has started a website at
www.hopetohealing.com to tell the stories of people who, through their hope, have achieved healing and are now living productive and fulfilling lives.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his staff member: Lt. Col. Tom Rhatican. He has returned to state service as Chief of Staff after 9 months of service to his country in Iraq.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the University of Wisconsin students residing on the 10th and 11th Floors of Chadbourne Hall in their efforts to win the hall-wide scavenger hunt.
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Marge Bong Drucker, wife of Richard I. Bong, one of the most celebrated World War II fighter pilots and a national war hero, who died at the age of 79 on September 27, 2003. A native of Poplar, Wisconsin and longtime resident of Superior, Marge dedicated her life to the establishment of the Richard I. Bong World War II Heritage Center, which honors all World War II veterans in addition to paying respect to her late husband.
Senator Moore, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn today it do so in honor of her newest Granddaughter Sade Yetunde Moore-Beamon, born October 2, 2003, weighing 3lbs. 10oz.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Thursday, at 10:00 A.M..
Adjourned.
9:48 P.M.
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Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 519 offered by Senator Kedzie.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 261 offered by Senators Carpenter and Moore.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 261 offered by Senator Moore.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 503 offered by Senator Decker.