Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, March 7, 2006.
8:00 P.M.
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Wednesday, March 8, 2006
4:12 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Lasee in the chair.
The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum.
The roll was called and a quorum determined present.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 467 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senate Bill 467
Relating to: well drilling, pump installing, well inspection and abandonment, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 467 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 750
Relating to: the assessment of forfeitures by the Department of Commerce for violating certain licensing requirements and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 1073 and Assembly Bill 1072 be placed before Assembly Bill 750 on the calendar.
Assembly Bill 1073
Relating to: recovery of noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 1073 offered by Senator Decker.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 1073 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 1073 offered by Senators Lassa, Decker, Taylor, Hansen, Robson and Erpenbach.
Senator S. Fitzgerald moved rejection of Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 1073.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 1073?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 1073 offered by Senators Lassa, Hansen, Robson and Erpenbach.
Senator S. Fitzgerald moved rejection of Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 1073.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 1073?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Ellis - 1.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 1073 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senator S. Fitzgerald moved rejection of Senate amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 1073.
Senator Leibham in the chair.
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The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 8 to
Assembly Bill 1073?
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.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 1073 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senator S. Fitzgerald moved rejection of Senate amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 1073.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 1073?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 20.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 1073
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Reynolds, Risser, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Decker, Hansen, Plale, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 8.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 1072
Relating to: awards to persons suffering damages as the result of medical malpractice and evidence of compensation for those damages.
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 1072
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required 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.
Assembly Bill 750
Relating to: the assessment of forfeitures by the Department of Commerce for violating certain licensing requirements and granting rule-making authority.
Read.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 750
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 784
Relating to: a mandatory term of confinement and the maximum term of imprisonment for certain child sex offenses and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 784 offered by Senator Darling.
