The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer, and pledge of the regular session be applied to the extraordinary session.
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In accordance with Joint Rule
81(2), it is moved that the Committee on Senate Organization authorize the Legislature to meet in Extraordinary Session at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 and that the Committee on Senate Organization offer only the following bills and joint resolutions for consideration by the Legislature during the Extraordinary Session:
Senate Bill 7
Senate Bill 103
Senate Bill 295
Senate Bill 483
Senate Bill 518
Senate Bill 563
Senate Bill 567
Senate Bill 612
Senate Bill 653
Senate Bill 655
Senate Bill 683
Senate Bill 697
Senate Joint Resolution 5
Senate Joint Resolution 63
Assembly Bill 4
Assembly Bill 251
Assembly Bill 788
Assembly Bill 850
Assembly Bill 892
Assembly Bill 968
Assembly Bill 998
Assembly Bill 1110
Assembly Bill 1172
Assembly Bill 1173
Assembly Bill 1182
Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Adopted by the Committee on Senate Organization, Ayes 4, Noes 1:
Ayes: 4 - Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie and Robson;
Noes: 1 – Hansen.
Motion to add Assembly Bill 591 to the Extraordinary Session by the Committee on Senate Organization adopted, Ayes 5, Noes 0:
Ayes: 5 – Senators Schultz, Lasee, Kedzie, Robson and Hansen.
Noes: None.
Adopted by Assembly Committee on Organization, Ayes 5, Noes 2:
Ayes: 5 – Representatives Gard, Huebsch, Freese, Fitzgerald and Gundrum.
Noes: 2 – Representatives Kreuser and Richards.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 788.
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Senate Bill 483
Relating to: an income and franchise tax credit for sales and use taxes paid on the purchase of Internet equipment used in the broadband market.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate Bill 483 offered by Senator Brown.
Senator Kanavas raised the point of order that Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 3 to Senate
Bill 483 was not germane.
The Chair took the point of order under advisement.
Senate Bill 563
Relating to: creating income and franchise tax credits for expenses related to film production services and for capital investments made by a film production company, requiring the exercise of rule-making authority, and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 563?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 563?
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 563
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:
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Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor and Zien - 27.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Ellis, Grothman, Miller, Reynolds and Wirch - 6.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 683
Relating to: the prohibition against the harvest of raw forest products from tax delinquent lands and notice and recording requirements for persons who harvest raw forest products.
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 683
Read a third time and passed.
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Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: creating a nonrefundable individual income tax credit for certain amounts relating to health savings accounts that may be deducted from, or are exempt from, federal income taxes.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 4
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.
