The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
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Senate Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: opposing a federal mandate requiring the suspension or revocation of driver's licenses in all circumstances in which a person has been convicted of a drug or other controlled substances violation and exercising the state's option to opt out of this federal mandate.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 6 be adopted?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 25.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich and Leibham - 8.
Absent or not voting - None.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Relating to: recognizing and supporting national Minority Cancer Awareness Week.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: the Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 14 and Senate Joint Resolution 15 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 14
Relating to: declaring March 2009 American Red Cross Month.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 15
Relating to: commending Archbishop Timothy Michael Dolan on his appointment as archbishop of New York.
Read.
Adopted.
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Senate Bill 6
Relating to: designating a portion of the Brunsweiler River as a wild river.
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 6
Read a third time and passed.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Senate Joint Resolution 6
Senate Joint Resolution 12
Senate Joint Resolution 13
Senate Joint Resolution 14
Senate Joint Resolution 15
Senate Bill
6
Messaged.
Senator Leibham, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess for five minutes.
12:52 P.M.
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1:04 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
Senate Bill 9
Relating to: a tort action for intentional misrepresentation in a residential real estate transaction.
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 9
Read a third time and passed.
Relating to: the operation of motorboats, other than personal watercraft, at slow-no-wake speed within a given distance of the shoreline of a lake.
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 12
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 16
Relating to: permitting a mother to breast-feed in any public or private location where she is otherwise authorized to be.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 16 offered by Senators Lazich and Leibham.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 16?
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 16
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 36
Relating to: motor vehicle operating privilege suspensions for controlled substance violations.
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 36
Read a third time.