Relating to: creating an exception to the local levy limits for amounts assessed by a joint fire department.
Read a second time.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 680 be referred to the joint committee on Finance.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 680 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up at this time.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 680
Relating to: creating an exception to the local levy limits for amounts assessed by a joint fire department.
Senate
Bill 680
Read a third time.
Senator Zien in the chair.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 28; noes, 3; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 28.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Jauch and Roessler - 3.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Passed.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked for a leave of absence for Senator Grothman for the rest of the day's session.
Assembly Joint Resolution 75
Relating to: the life and public service of Thomas J. Parker.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 75 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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.
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Senator Lasee in the chair.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414 offered by Senator Roessler.
Senator S. Fitzgerald raised the point of order that Senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
Senator Carpenter moved that Assembly Bill 414 be referred to the committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
414 be referred to the committee on Health, Children, Families, Aging and Long Term Care?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 12; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 3; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Hansen, Jauch, Miller, Risser, Robson, Roessler and Wirch - 12.
Noes - Senators Breske, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Schultz, Stepp and Taylor - 18.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs, Grothman and Zien - 3.
Referral refused.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator S. Fitzgerald raised the point of order that Senate substitute amendment 2 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414 offered by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 85 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up.
Senate Joint Resolution 85
Relating to: commending Senator Fred Risser upon becoming the longest-serving state legislator in the United States of America.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
3:15 P.M.
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4:29 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Lasee in the chair.
Assembly Bill 414
Relating to: smoking in restaurants and bowling centers and the regulation of smoking by counties, cities, villages, and towns.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414 offered by Senator Brown.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414?
Adopted.
Senator Carpenter moved indefinite postponement of Assembly Bill 414.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
414 be indefinitely postponed?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 10; noes, 21; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, Ellis, Hansen, Jauch, Miller, Risser, Robson, Roessler and Wirch - 10.
Noes - Senators Breske, Brown, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor and Zien - 21.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Refused indefinite postponement.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 414?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor and Zien - 23.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 8.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
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 414
Relating to: smoking in restaurants and bowling centers and the regulation of smoking by counties, cities, villages, and towns.
Senator Risser moved nonconcurrence in Assembly Bill 414.
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The question was: Shall
Assembly Bill 414 be nonconcurred in?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kapanke, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Taylor and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Breske, Brown, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Plale, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Nonconcurred in.
Assembly Bill 426
Relating to: the Specialized Transportation Assistance Program.
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.
