Thursday, November 5, 2009
11:00 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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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, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - 1 - Senator Robson.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Kedzie led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Robson be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Senate substitute amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 138 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 372 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 372 offered by Senator Olsen.
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The joint review committee on Criminal Penalties reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 66
Relating to: operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of an intoxicant and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Report on Senate Bill 66.
Ayes, 6 - Senators Taylor; Representative Parisi; Messrs. St. John and Ozanne; Honorables Deininger and Bayorgen.
Noes, 2 - Senator Hopper; Representative Kleefish.
Assembly Bill 283
Relating to: operating a vehicle while intoxicated, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Report on Assembly Bill 283.
Ayes, 6 - Senator Taylor; Representative Parisi; Messrs. St. John and Ozanne; Honorables Deininger and Bayorgen.
Noes, 2 - Senator Hopper; Representative Kleefish.
lena c. taylor
Co-Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hopper added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
208
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hopper added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
236
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
349
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
370
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
371
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
372
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
373
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Taylor added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
297
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Barca added as a coauthor of
Assembly Bill
269
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
183
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
184
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
40
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
292
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Joint Resolution 90
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
183
.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
208
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
183
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
183
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Wirch added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
266
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Taylor withdrawn as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill 138.
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Senator Lehman, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess for thirty minutes.
11:06 A.M.
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12:14 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
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By Patrick E. Fuller, chief clerk.
Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has adopted and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Joint Resolution
86
Assembly Joint Resolution
87
Assembly Joint Resolution
93
Assembly Joint Resolution
95
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Assembly Bill
266
Relating to: the provision of support services information to employees who are affected by a business closing or mass layoff and providing a penalty.
By Representatives Dexter, Bernard Schaber, Berceau, Davis, Hebl, Hintz, Jorgensen, A. Ott, Seidel, Sinicki, Toles, Vruwink, A. Williams and Zepnick; cosponsored by Senators Kreitlow, Sullivan, Lehman, Miller and Taylor.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Assembly Joint Resolution 86
Relating to: the life and public service of Rudy John Kuzel.
By Representatives Mason, Barca, Turner, Steinbrink, Kerkman, Berceau, Molepske Jr., Zigmunt, Pasch and Pocan; cosponsored by Senators Lehman, Wirch, Taylor and Coggs.
