Wednesday, May 16, 2007
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Eighth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Ellis led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 69.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Resolution 7, Senate Bill 69 and
Senate Bill 131.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Cowles added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 50.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Jauch added as a coauthor of
Senate Joint Resolution 20.
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Senate Resolution 6
Relating to: reauthorization of the federal State Children's Health Insurance Program.
The question was: Shall Senate Resolution
6 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Resolution 7
Relating to: memorializing Congress to enact the Employee Free Choice Act.
The question was: Shall Senate Resolution
7 be adopted?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 23; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kapanke, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 23.
Noes - Senators Cowles, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham and Schultz - 10.
Absent or not voting - None.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: declaring June 14 Fighting Bob La Follette Day.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution
20 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: commending Jeff Nania upon receipt of the 2007 National Wetlands Award.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 50 be referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Referred.
Assembly Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: Seymour, Wisconsin, as the home of the hamburger.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 12 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Senate Bill 69
Relating to: information obtained by a tax preparer in the course of preparing a client's tax return.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 69 offered by Senator Roessler.
Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 69 be withdrawn and returned to author.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 69?
Adopted.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 69 be referred to the joint committee on Finance.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 69 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Senator Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that Assembly Bill 166 be withdrawn from the committee on Public Health, Senior Issues, Long Term Care and Privacy and taken up at this time.
Senator Robson objected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 69
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Noes - None.