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The Honorable, the Senate:
Pursuant to Senate Rule
46 (2)(c), I am writing to inform you that I have directed the following proposal(s) to be withdrawn from committee and rereferred. I have obtained the consent of the appropriate standing committee chairperson and the chairperson of the committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Bill
477
, relating to
treatment of abandoned employee retirement accounts under a retirement system of a 1st class city, withdrawn from committee on Senate Organization and referred to committee on Retirement Systems.
Sincerely,
FRED A. RISSER
Senate President
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Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Leibham added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill
463
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Leibham added as a cosponsor of
Assembly Bill
519
.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Nerison added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
536
.
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The committee on Health, Health Insurance, Privacy, Property Tax Relief, and Revenue reports and recommends:
Relating to remote dispensing sites.
No action taken.
Jon Erpenbach
Chairperson
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess to attend the State of the Tribes Address in Joint Convention in the Assembly Chamber.
11:08 A.M.
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The Senate proceeded in a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the State of the Tribes Address.
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The State of the Tribes Address was given by Lewis Taylor, the St. Croix Chippewa Tribal Chairman.
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2:30 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Risser in the chair.
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Barland, Judge Thomas,
of Eau Claire, as a member of the Government Accountability Board, to serve for the term ending May 1, 2015.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 27; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 6; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Vinehout and Wirch - 27.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Coggs, Darling, Harsdorf, Olsen, Schultz and Taylor - 6.
Confirmed.
Senator Olsen, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the question of the appointment of Judge Thomas Barland.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the question of the appointment of Judge Thomas Barland.
Senator Coggs, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the question of the appointment of Judge Thomas Barland.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the question of the appointment of Judge Thomas Barland.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting Aye on the question of the appointment of Judge Thomas Barland.
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Senate Joint Resolution 60
Relating to: proclaiming that the ancient Macedonians were Hellenes and that the inhabitants of the northern province of Greece, Macedonia, are their Hellenic descendants.
Read.
Adopted.
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Senate Bill 114
Relating to: the use of pesticides by veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
Read a second time.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 166 be withdrawn from the committee on Agriculture and Higher Education and taken up at this time.
Relating to: the use of pesticides by veterinarians and veterinary technicians.
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.
Assembly Bill 166
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; 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, Vinehout and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Taylor - 1.
Concurred in.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 114 be laid on the table.
Senate Bill 222
Relating to: group deer hunting requirements and restrictions on placing, possessing, or transporting a firearm, bow, or crossbow in or on a vehicle.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 222?
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 222
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 227
Relating to: interim successors for legislators, meetings of the legislature and legislative committees, and temporary seat of government for the legislature.
Read a second time.
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 227 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Senator Hopper, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 227 be withdrawn and returned to author.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 227?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
