Thursday, May 4, 2006
5:54 P.M.
April 2006 Extraordinary Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The Chair, 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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Senate Bill
655
Relating to: special joint legislative committee on strengthening Wisconsin's families.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 655 be concurred in?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 1; 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, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - Senator Coggs - 1.
Concurred in.
Senate Joint Resolution
63
Relating to: creating a revenue limit for the state and local governmental units, depositing excess revenue into an emergency reserve, returning excess revenue to taxpayers, elector approval for exceeding the revenue limit, state and local governmental approval for reducing the revenue limit, allowing local governmental units to raise revenue to compensate for reductions in state aid, requiring the state to reduce its revenue limit in conjunction with reduction in state aid, reimbursing the reasonable costs of imposing state mandates, standing to bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits, and requiring the approval of only one legislature to amend the revenue limit provisions (first consideration).
Read a second time.
Senator Grothman, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 63 be placed at the foot of the calendar of May 4, 2006.
Assembly Joint Resolution 77
Relating to: creating a revenue limit for the state and local governmental units, depositing excess revenue into an emergency reserve, returning excess revenue to taxpayers, elector approval for exceeding the revenue limit, state and local governmental approval for reducing the revenue limit, allowing local governmental units to raise revenue to compensate for reductions in state aid, requiring the state to reduce its revenue limit in conjunction with reduction in state aid, reimbursing the reasonable costs of imposing state mandates, standing to bring a suit to enforce the revenue limits, and requiring the approval of only one legislature to amend the revenue limit provisions (first consideration).
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senator Leibham in the chair.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution
77?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 12; noes, 20; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Darling, Ellis, Grothman, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Reynolds, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 12.
Noes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kapanke, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Taylor and Wirch - 20.
Absent or not voting - Senator Coggs - 1.
Adoption Refused.
Senate substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Joint Resolution 77 offered by Senator Carpenter.
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Senator Grothman asked unanimous consent that
Assembly Joint Resolution 77 be referred to the committee on
Taxpayer Protection Amendment.
Senator Erpenbach objected.
Senator Grothman moved that Assembly Joint Resolution 77 be referred to the committee on Taxpayer Protection Amendment.
The Chair, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
8:01 P.M.
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8:02 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Leibham in the chair.
Senator Brown, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
8:10 P.M.
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8:31 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Lasee in the chair.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 77 be referred to the committee on Taxpayer Protection Amendment?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 32.
