Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 20.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser and Robson - 12.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 155
Relating to: use of hybrid-electric vehicles by state officers and employees and residents of this state.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator M. Meyer, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Brown, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Moore, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Moore, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 170.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 300.
Senate
Bill 155
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 170
S460
Relating to: the Veterans Mortgage Loan Program, veterans tuition and fee reimbursement, authority for the Department of Veterans Affairs to acquire a headquarters building, departmental delivery of services to veterans, veterans personal loans, eligibility for burial at a veterans cemetery, part-time study grants for veterans, housing loans for veterans, mortgage loan repayment fund, grants to county veteran service offices, national guard tuition grants, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 170?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 170?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 170?
Adopted.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 170.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 170.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 170.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 155.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 170.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 170
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Moore, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 223
Relating to: the reduction and recovery of damages and admissibility of evidence in civil actions related to use or nonuse of protective headgear by operators and passengers of motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 223 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senator Zien moved rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 223.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 223?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 9; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 23.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Erpenbach, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser and Robson - 9.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 223
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 9; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 23.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Erpenbach, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser and Robson - 9.
Absent or not voting - Senator George - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 227
Relating to: priorities, completion guidelines, and notices required for health care professional disciplinary cases; identification of health care professionals in possible need of investigation; additional public members for the Medical Examining Board; Authority of the Medical Examining Board to limit credentials and impose forfeitures; reporting requirements for reports submitted to the National Practitioner Data Bank; inclusion of health care professionals who practice alternative forms of health care on panels of health care experts established by the Department of Regulation and Licensing; reports by coroners and medical examiners regarding therapeutic-related deaths; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 227 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 258
Relating to: suspending the Department of Natural Resources rule related to limits on bridges over wild rivers.
Read a second time.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 258 be referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
Senate Bill 259
Relating to: objecting to the Department of Natural Resources' proposed rule regarding the feeding and baiting of deer and permitting deer baiting and feeding in certain circumstances.
Read a second time.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 259 be referred to committee on Environment and Natural Resources.
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Assembly Bill 141
Relating to: the eligibility of employees of cities, villages, towns, and counties to be candidates for elective public office.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
