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.
