Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 5 to Senate Bill 212?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 212
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 297
Relating to: nursery dealers, nursery growers, Christmas tree growers, and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 297 offered by Senator Vinehout.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 297?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 297
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 298
Relating to: regulating foreclosure reconveyances and foreclosure consultants, staying certain eviction actions, providing an exemption from rule-making procedures, and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 298?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 298
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 325
Relating to: moneys used to reimburse the cost of drugs to treat HIV infections and making appropriations (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 325
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.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 327
Relating to: replacing the term lead inspection with the term lead investigation with respect to the level of lead in certain premises (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 327
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 328
Relating to: service of notice for certain licensees, registrants, or holders of certificates or applicants for licensure, registration, or certification (suggested as remedial legislation by the Department of Health and Family Services).
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate Bill 328
Read a third time and passed.
Assembly Bill 39
Relating to: allowing access to pending paternity proceeding information for purposes of administering the child support establishment program.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 39
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 295
Relating to: public access to voter registration identification numbers.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 295
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 580
Relating to: objecting to property tax assessments.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 580
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 1; 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, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - Senator Lazich - 1.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Rich Vittori who is recovering from a stroke.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of her aunt Judith Dunlap who passed away from cancer.
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Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Ken Hendricks, who passed away on December 21. He was a high school dropout who built an empire in the building supply industry. He understood and implemented economic development and job creation. His flagship company was ABC Supply, and he owned about 30 other companies. Besides being a visionary entrepreneur, he was a philanthropist and a volunteer on numerous boards. When people wanted sage advice on anything related to community-building, they turned to Ken Hendricks. He served on the Board of Directors of WisconsinEye and was one of the major contributors to get it off the ground. One of his companies, The Hendricks Group, is the major sponsor for the Beloit International Film Festival. He was a major figure in turning abandoned industrial sites in Beloit into shining new commercial complexes. By the time he died at the age of 66, he was 91st on the Forbes list of richest Americans. Yet he never put on pretensions. He was down-to-earth to the end. He never forgot his blue collar roots--he hung out at the coffee shops and was one of the people. He died from a fall while inspecting a construction job underway on his home. Ken Hendricks' imprint will remain on Beloit and Wisconsin forever.
Senator Olsen, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Henry Piechowski who passed away last week. He was a well-respected man in his Senate district being politically active for many years; in fact, he was politically active since the 1930's. His sons make many contributions to their communities and some of you may know his daughter Jeanne who is married to former State Senator Bob Welch.
Senator Plale, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Katy Venskus who recently left his office. Katy was a great employee, great committee clerk, and great chief of staff.
Senator Jauch, along with Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Marilyn Stower. Marilyn is the wife of former legislator Harvey Stower. She has been at home with Harvey and her daughters, Lizzie and Katie, as she courageously deals with a serious illness. Marilyn is a person of many gifts, and some may refer to her as the Mother Theresa of Amery, Wisconsin because of her compassion, dedication, and strength. She has dealt with her illness with grace and dignity. She has always shown a deep appreciation for the life that she has been given, and in turn we show our appreciation for the gifts of her life which she has given to all of us.
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