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.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Coggs - 1.
Referred.
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).
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 63 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Joint Resolution 63 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Joint Resolution 63 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate Joint Resolution 63 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senate amendment 5 to Senate Joint Resolution 63 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 1, Senate amendment 2, Senate amendment 3, Senate amendment 4, and Senate amendment 5 to Senate Joint Resolution 63 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the joint resolution be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Joint Resolution 63
Read a third time.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 63 be adopted?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 11; noes, 21; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Kanavas, Kedzie, Lazich, Leibham, Reynolds, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 11.
Noes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lassa, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Taylor and Wirch - 21.
Absent or not voting - Senator Coggs - 1.
Refused adoption.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
8:40 P.M.
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9:18 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senator Lasee in the chair.
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Senator Schultz moved that the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, May 9, 2006.
Adjourned.
9:19 P.M.
