Assembly Bill 500
Relating to: issuance of retail intoxicating liquor licenses.
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 500
Read a third time and concurred in.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 3:30 P.M.
2:50 P.M.
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3:30 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum. The roll was called and a quorum was present.
Senate Bill 396
Relating to: online courses for elementary and secondary school pupils and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396 offered by Senators Lehman and Decker.
Senator Roessler moved rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396?
Rejection refused.
Senator Ellis moved that Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 16; noes, 17; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 16.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 17.
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Absent or not voting - None.
Tabling refused.
Senator S. Fitzgerald moved rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 16; noes, 17; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 16.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 17.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejection refused.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 16; noes, 17; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Coggs, Decker, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 16.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 17.
Absent or not voting - None.
Adoption Refused.
Senator Decker asked unanimous consent that Senate Bill 396 be referred to the committee on Senate Organization.
Senator Fitzgerald objected.
Senator Carpenter moved reconsideration of the vote by which Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 failed to be adopted.
The question was: Shall the vote by which Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 failed to be adopted be reconsidered?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Reconsidered.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 396?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
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 396
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Roessler and Schultz - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
Senator Lehman, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Walter M. Stenavich, upon his retirement from the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs where he served from 2001-2007. He served as chairman January 2004 - January 2005. Wally and his wife Ann have been wonderful, community-minded citizens of Racine. We wish them well in retirement.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Eloise M. Hawley who passed away on February 5, 2008. She will be deeply missed by all her family and friends.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Wilson Shierk, Pat Mangi, Kim Emer, Julie Kmiec, Tina Rende, Eddie Strzelecki, Christina Fast, Jenny Ferguson, Judy Gregory, Sandy Rende, Peter Emer, Ellan Albrecht, Ryan Ferguson, Joe Kmiec, and Roland Gregory from Kenosha who traveled to the Dominican Republic and provided eyeglasses to 560 people, gave eye exams and cataract surgery.
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Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Joe McClain as we celebrate Black History month. Mr. McClain, a Wisconsin Resident, is one of the many unsung heroes of the civil rights movement. As a member of the Commandoes, McClain escorted Vel Phillips, who was elected as the first woman and first African-American to the Milwaukee Common Council, safely getting her to council meetings, community marches and safely home each night as she and Father Groppi fought for open housing in Milwaukee. He did this without fear for his own safety in the tumultuous and racially charged atmosphere of the 1960's.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Andrew Douglas. Mr. Douglas, a Wisconsin educator, was instrumental in the fight for free lunch being offered in the public school system, fought for open transfers, adequate books, and necessary school repairs to facilities attended by Milwaukee's school children, and worked for school integration policies that were the least disruptive to the children of his district. Douglas would come to be known as such an influential leader, that he was eventually named Wisconsin's 1st Black Principal of the Year, going on to consult with school districts around the country and culminating with a Milwaukee Public School being named in his honor. I'd also like to adjourn in the memory of Andrew Douglas and his untold and selfless acts to assist the civil rights movement, children of Milwaukee and the education of this country's children.
Senator Coggs, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Black History Month, and as we debated education today, I would hope that we would adjourn in honor of Thurgood Marshall. Thurgood Marshall was the lead NAACP attorney who argued the United States Supreme Court case “Brown vs. the Board of Education." He won that decision because he knew that in education, “separate, but equal" could never be equal. That appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court was a warm up for what was to transpire later. Thurgood Marshall eventually became the 1st African-American to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court. So when we adjourn, I would hope we adjourn in honor of Thurgood Marshall.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Thursday, February 19, 2008.
Adjourned.
5:43 P.M.
