Relating to: maintenance and removal of vegetation obstructing the view of outdoor advertising signs along highways under the jurisdiction of the Department of Transportation and an audit of a program of the Department of Transportation.
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 967
Read a third time.
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, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 28.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Miller and Risser - 3.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 85.
Assembly Bill 1044
Relating to: the membership of the Kickapoo Reserve Management Board.
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 1044
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 1087
Relating to: creating an individual income tax checkoff for prostate cancer research, creating the Prostate Cancer Research Board, creating the prostate cancer research program, and making appropriations.
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 1087
Senator Lasee in the chair.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 5; absent or not voting, 3; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Jauch, Miller, Risser and Wirch - 5.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs, Ellis and Grothman - 3.
Concurred in.
Senator Brown, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
6:26 P.M.
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6:41 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Lasee in the Chair.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Assembly Bill 1186
Relating to: unincorporated cooperative associations, granting rule-making authority, and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Senator Robson moved a quorum call. There were sufficient seconds.
The roll was called and a quorum determined present.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 1186 be referred to the joint committee on Finance.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 1186 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1186 offered by Senator Leibham.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 1186?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 9; noes, 22; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Plale, Reynolds and Stepp - 9.
Noes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Olsen, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 22.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Adoption Refused.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 1186
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 26; noes, 5; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor and Zien - 26.
Noes - Senators S. Fitzgerald, Leibham, Miller, Reynolds and Wirch - 5.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 461
Relating to: requiring legislative approval to locate a gaming establishment on certain lands taken into trust for the benefit of Indian tribes.
Senator Lazich moved that Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 461 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 461 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 28; noes, 3; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Stepp, Taylor and Zien - 28.
Noes - Senators Brown, Schultz and Wirch - 3.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs and Grothman - 2.
Tabled.
Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 461 offered by Senator Schultz.
Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 461 offered by Senator Stepp.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 3 to
Assembly Bill 461 be placed after Senate amendment 4 to
Assembly Bill 461.
Senator Lazich moved that Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 461 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 461 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 5; absent or not voting, 3; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Roessler, Taylor and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Ellis, Robson, Schultz, Stepp and Wirch - 5.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs, Grothman and Reynolds - 3.
Tabled.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 461 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 461
Relating to: requiring legislative approval to locate a gaming establishment on certain lands taken into trust for the benefit of Indian tribes.
Senator Risser moved nonconcurrence in Assembly Bill 461.