Ayes, 6 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Plale, Lassa and Coggs.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Reynolds.
Assembly Bill 597
Relating to: remedies in certain actions concerning building code or zoning ordinance violations.
Concurrence.
Ayes, 6 - Senators
Stepp, Harsdorf, Brown, Reynolds, Plale and Lassa.
Noes, 1 - Senator
Coggs.
Cathy Stepp
Chairperson
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Senate Bill 58
Relating to: product liability of manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 58 and Senate Bill 402 be referred to the committee on Senate Organization.
Referred.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Darling added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 447.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 444.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 702.
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Senate Bill 275
Relating to: the sharing of collection costs by cities, villages, towns, and counties.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 275
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 447
Relating to: punitive damage awards.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 447 offered by Senator Grothman.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 447?
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 447 offered by Senator Grothman.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 447?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 447
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.
Passed.
Senate Bill 473
Relating to: terms of office of and vacancies in the office of county highway commissioner.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 473 be placed at the foot of the eleventh order of business.
Senate Bill 477
Relating to: licensing midwives, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 477?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 477?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 477?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 477?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 477 offered by Senators Robson and Carpenter.
Senator Grothman moved rejection of Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 477.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 477?
Rejected.
Senate amendment 6 to Senate Bill 477 offered by Senators Robson, Carpenter and Miller.
Senator Roessler moved rejection of Senate amendment 6 to Senate Bill 477.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 6 to Senate Bill 477?
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, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Wirch and Zien - 26.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Decker, Hansen, Miller, Risser, Robson and Taylor - 7.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 477
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 29; noes, 4; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 29.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Jauch, Kanavas and Robson - 4.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 501
Relating to: damages for frivolous claims.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 855 be withdrawn from the committee on Judiciary, Corrections and Privacy and taken up.
Assembly Bill 855
Relating to: damages for frivolous claims.
Senator Grothman, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 855 and Senate Bill 501 be placed at the foot of the twelfth order of business.
