Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 365
Relating to: authorizing municipal courts to contract with collection agencies and the sharing of collection costs by cities, villages, towns, and counties.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 365
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 390
Relating to: housing of county prisoners from border states in Wisconsin county jails.
Read a second time.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill
390.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 390
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 508
Relating to: the income and franchise tax credit for sales tax and use tax paid on fuel and electricity consumed in manufacturing.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 508 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Carpenter and Moore.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 508.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 508?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 19.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senator A. Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill
508.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 508.
Assembly Bill 508
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 23.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Erpenbach, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 10.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senator Brown, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Bill 283.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Spc. Robert Cook from Sun Prairie who was killed in an explosion in Afghanistan.
Robert was a 1997 graduate of Sun Prairie High School and had played on the Division I Championship football team in 1995. Robert had plans to become a nurse at the end of his tour. He was loved by his family, and will be greatly missed by family and friends.
Senator Reynolds, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Dr. Frederick J. Carpenter who practices at Columbia Hospital and Dr. Richard H. Strassburger who practices at St. Luke's Hospital both of Wauwatosa who both have been inducted into the State Medical Society's 50 Year Club.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of a great man from Redgranite, Anthony "Toni" Santucci, who passed away recently.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Senator Erpenbach's 43 birthday last Wednesday, January 28.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Gordy Sill of Eau Claire, a dear friend of many senators present, who survived a number of beach landings in the Pacific Islands during World War II.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Citizen Soldiers for whom the Bridges and Highways of Honor were to be addressed in the Assembly today. Those honored were firefighters, law enforcement and civilian citizen soldiers, many of whom were here today.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Mike Boerger's father who passed away today.
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Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Wednesday, at 12:00 P.M..
Adjourned.
6:01 P.M.
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Chief Clerk's Report
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 252
Presented to the Governor on February 3, 2004.
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill 211
Report correctly enrolled on January 30, 2004.
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Senate Enrolled Proposals
The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 58
Report correctly enrolled on January 30, 2004.
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Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 747 offered by Senator Decker.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 253 offered by Senator Decker.
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for the Month of January 2004
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Lazich, for Dennis Anderson, on the occasion of his 23 years of service with the village of East Troy Police Department.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Schultz, for Linda Adrian, on the occasion of her retirement after 40 years of outstanding service to the Grant County residents.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Cowles, for Helen Pecor Barcome, on the occasion of celebrating her 100th Birthday.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Decker, for Derrick Barrett, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Kanavas, for the Brookfield Central Marching Band, on the occasion of being selected to march in the 2004 New Years Day Parade in London.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Ellis, for Michael Buczek, on the occasion of earning and attaining the rank of the Eagle Scout Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Legislature on the motion of Senator Darling, for Cousins Subs, Inc., on the occasion of being named the Wisconsin Restaurant Association's Business of the Year for 2003.
A certificate of congratulations by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Lazich, for Culver's Restaurant of Oak Creek, on the occasion of receiving the 2003 Southeastern Chamber United in Business Small Market Pride in Premises Award.
A certificate of commendation by the Wisconsin Senate on the motion of Senator Darling, for Jo Hawkins Donovan, on the occasion of earning the Professional Dimensions Sacagawea Award.