Wednesday, June 17, 2009
1:00 P.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
__________________
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
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.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
President Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 2:00 P.M.
1:01 P.M.
__________________
2:00 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
The Clerk called the roll.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Holperin led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Lehman, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
2:10 P.M.
__________________
2:54 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
President Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 4:00 P.M.
2:55 P.M.
__________________
4:04 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
President Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 4:30 P.M.
4:05 P.M.
__________________
4:31 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
__________________
Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 7
Relating to: proclaiming June 28, 2009 as Dr. Michael S. Garrity Day.
By
Senator
Kapanke
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
__________________
Assembly Bill 75
Relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 2009 legislature.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75 offered by Senators Decker and Miller.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; 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, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Schultz and Sullivan - 16.
S213
Absent or not voting - None.
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75 offered by Senators Kapanke, Darling, Leibham, Kedzie, Kanavas, S. Fitzgerald, Cowles, Schultz and Lazich.
Point of Order
Senator Decker raised the point of order that Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75 offered by Senators Lazich, Harsdorf, Grothman, Olsen, Kedzie, Kanavas, Kapanke, Darling, Leibham, S. Fitzgerald, Cowles and Schultz.