Senate Bill 279
Relating to: financial assistance related to bioenergy feedstocks, biorefineries, and conversion to biomass energy; the definition of the term agricultural use for the purpose of determining the assessed value of a parcel of land; requiring a strategic bioenergy feedstock assessment; creation of a bioenergy council; the agricultural and forestry diversification programs; biofuels training assessment; a study of regulatory burdens relating to biofuel production facilities; marketing orders and agreements for bioenergy feedstocks; exempting personal renewable fuel production and use from the motor vehicle fuel tax, the petroleum inspection fee, and business tax registration requirements; an income and franchise tax credit for installing or retrofitting pumps that mix motor vehicle fuels from separate storage tanks; offering gasoline that is not blended with ethanol to motor fuel dealers; state renewable motor vehicle fuels sales goals; required sales of renewable motor vehicle fuels; use of petroleum-based transportation fuels by state vehicles; use of alternative fuels in flex fuel vehicles owned by the state; use of public alternative fuel refueling facilities; duties of the Office of Energy Independence; granting rule-making authority; requiring the exercise of rule-making authority; making appropriations; and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 279?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 279 offered by Senators Kreitlow and Hopper.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 279?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 279 offered by Senator Kreitlow.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 3 to Senate Bill 279?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 279 offered by Senator Kreitlow.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 4 to Senate Bill 279?
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 279
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kapanke, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 25.
Noes - Senators Darling, Grothman, Hopper, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich and Leibham - 8.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 297
Relating to: the immobilization or removal, impoundment, and disposal of motor vehicles for multiple nonmoving traffic violations.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 297?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 297 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senator Grothman, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 297 be withdrawn and returned to 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 297
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 302
Relating to: powersports vehicle manufacturers, distributors, and dealers and providing a penalty.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 302?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 302?
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 302
Read a third time.
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, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 25.
Noes - Senators Darling, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee and Lazich - 8.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 323
Relating to: requiring newborn hearing screening.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 323?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 323?
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 323
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 27; noes, 6; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 27.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kapanke, A. Lasee and Lazich - 6.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 338
Relating to: maximum amount of funeral and burial expenses under the funeral, burial, and cemetery expenses program.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 338?
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 338
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 22; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 22.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, A. Lasee, Lazich and Leibham - 11.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 341
Relating to: reckless bodily harm to a child and providing a penalty.
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 341
Read a third time.
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.
