Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 268
Relating to: regulation of rental-purchase agreements and granting rule-making authority.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 268 be passed?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 15; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 15.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Grothman, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Lazich, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 18.
Absent or not voting - None.
Failed to pass.
Senate Bill 341
Relating to: voter registration for certain victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking.
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 341
Read a third time and passed.
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Assembly Bill 155
Relating to: a municipality's and county's ability to eliminate certain nonconforming buildings or premises.
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.
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 211
Relating to: collection of fees, fines, forfeitures, and surcharges by credit or debit card; setoffs against tax refunds; disclosing information obtained by the Department of Transportation to the Department of Revenue; and creation of a fine or forfeiture service fee and a payment plan fee.
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 211
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 648
Relating to: retention and testing of evidence that includes biological material, time limits for prosecuting a crime that is related to a sexual assault, law enforcement procedures for using an eyewitness to identify a person suspected of committing a crime, making audio or audio and visual recordings of custodial interrogations, limitations on admitting unrecorded statements into evidence in juvenile delinquency and criminal proceedings, and creating a grant program for digital recording equipment and training for digital recording of custodial interrogations.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 648 offered by Senators Decker and Zien.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 648?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 648
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 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, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 347 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up.
Senate Bill 347
Relating to: expanding eligibility for the veterans and surviving spouses property tax credit.
Read a second time.
2:41 P.M.
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2:54 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator A. Lasee in the Chair.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 347 offered by Senator Lazich.
Senator S. Fitzgerald moved that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 347 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Senate
Bill 347 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 26; noes, 7; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lassa, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 26.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Lazich, Miller, Reynolds and Risser - 7.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 347
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 27; noes, 6; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lassa, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 27.
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Noes - Senators Cowles, Ellis, A. Lasee, Lazich, Reynolds and Risser - 6.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Schultz moved reconsideration of the vote by which Senate Bill 268 failed to pass.
Senator Kedzie raised the point of order that the motion for reconsideration was not properly made.
The Chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of St. Joseph High School senior Zach McFall, who won his second WIAA Division 3 State Cross Country Meet championship with a 5,000 meter time of 16 minutes, 26 seconds, on Saturday, October 29, 2005.
Senator Lazich, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Greendale High School Marching Band under the direction of Tom Reifenberg for earning the 2005 Class AA Wisconsin School Music Association High School Band Championship, and earning awards for best musical presentation, best visual presentation, and best percussion.
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the faculty, administrators, students, and parents in the Butternut School District, which recently was honored as a national Blue Ribbon School. This prestigious national award recognizes schools that have met rigorous federal standards. This award follows their recent recognition as a Wisconsin New School of Promise, which honors schools that have achieved a high level of success in spite of fiscal challenges and a high population of low income students.
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Butternut 8th graders who attended the Eighth Grade Day at the Capitol. Jamie Lynch, Jess Meier, Devon Furtak, Beth Michalski, Candy Darnell, Britney Case, Logan Lille, Nick Glaeser, Alyis Herbst, and Dan Hill, along with their two chaperones, Jim Babler and Maxine Kleinsteiber, came to Madison to see the world of state government firsthand and to meet with officials from the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of the State of Wisconsin.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his grandmother Peggy Bemowski's 94th birthday.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the students from Whitewater who attended the 8th grade day at the Capitol. These students got to spend the day learning about state government. Senator Robson hopes they were inspired to become active participants in democracy, and that some of them will choose to run for an office some day.