Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 145
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 174
Relating to: the use of wine in a religious service in a prison, jail, or house of correction.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 174 offered by Senator Grothman.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 174?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 174
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
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Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Cowles, Darling, Grothman, Hansen, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Taylor and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 269
Relating to: various modifications to housing loan programs and loan guarantee programs, increasing the bonding authority of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), and removing limitations on WHEDA's authority to acquire property.
Read a second time.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 269 be moved to the foot of the 12th order of business.
Senate Bill 390
Relating to: a harbor assistance grant for the construction of a dockwall in the city of Marinette.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 390
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Darling, Decker, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Ellis, Erpenbach, Jauch, Lassa, Lazich, Miller, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
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Assembly Bill 414
Relating to: smoking in restaurants and bowling centers and the regulation of smoking by counties, cities, villages, and towns.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 414 be placed after Senate Bill 269 on the calendar.
Assembly Bill 684
Relating to: procedure for the altering of any park entrance at Perrot State Park.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 684
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 19.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Senate Bill 269
Relating to: various modifications to housing loan programs and loan guarantee programs, increasing the bonding authority of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), and removing limitations on WHEDA's authority to acquire property.
Senator Kanavas moved that Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 269 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 2 to Senate
Bill 269 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 28; noes, 5; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lassa, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 28.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Grothman, A. Lasee, Lazich and Reynolds - 5.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 269
Read a third time.
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The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 32.
Noes - Senator Reynolds - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Assembly Bill 414
Relating to: smoking in restaurants and bowling centers and the regulation of smoking by counties, cities, villages, and towns.
Read a second time.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 414 be referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Referred.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 46 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Assembly Joint Resolution 46
Relating to: the life and service of Specialist Kyle M. Hemauer of the Virginia Army National Guard, who lost his life during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Read.
Concurred in by unanimous rising vote.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged
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Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the career and memory of the late Rosa Louise Parks. Rosa Parks was often referred to as the mother of the civil rights movement. Although she was most well known for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, Ms. Parks dedicated her entire life to civil rights reforms and equal treatment of all citizens. In 1943 Rosa Parks was denied the right to register to vote. In 1944 she was denied a second time. In 1945, on her third attempt, she successfully registered to vote. It was then that the need for government protection of civil rights and voting rights became obvious. These victories achieved through generations of struggle are worth protecting. That is why political rhetoric is endured claiming that fraud is condoned when the poll tax is opposed. Similar false claims were made in the 1960's, and history has sided with pioneers like Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks was not just an activist. She was a well respected political veteran. She served on the staff of the honorable Congressman John Conyers from Michigan for over twenty years. In 1996 she was honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Rosa Louise Parks passed away last night at the age of 92. Today, Senator Taylor asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Rosa Parks and the legacy of civil rights that she left to be defended.
