Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kedzie - 1.
Confirmed.
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Special order of business at 10:01 A.M.
Senate Joint Resolution 8
Relating to: modifying the session schedule for the 2009-10 biennial session period and extending the deadline for the governor's budget message.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 8 offered by Senator Carpenter.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 8 be withdrawn and returned to the author.
The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 8?
Adopted.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 8 be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senate Bill 1
Relating to: a state minimum wage, permitting the enactment of local living wage ordinances, and granting rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Senator Decker.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
Senator Decker moved rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
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Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kedzie - 1.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
Senator Decker moved rejection of Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kedzie - 1.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senator Decker moved rejection of Senate amendment 4 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 4 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kedzie - 1.
Rejected.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1?
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 1
Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 1?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kedzie - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 2
Relating to: the filing of a wage claim or the bringing of a wage claim action by a collective bargaining representative on behalf of an employee and the priority of a wage claim lien over a prior lien of a commercial lending institution and over the rights of a purchaser of any property of the employer.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2 offered by Senators Coggs and Kreitlow.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 2?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2 offered by Senator Risser.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 2 be withdrawn and returned to the author.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 2
Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 2?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Schultz and Sullivan - 15.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kedzie - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 7
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to tax incremental financing district number ten in the city of Chippewa Falls.
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 7
Read a third time and passed.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
