Tuesday, April 20, 2010
11:22 A.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
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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, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Risser 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 Erpenbach be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
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Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 214 offered by Senator Darling.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 620 offered by Senator Kedzie.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 663 offered by Senator Plale.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill
190
Senate Bill
399
Senate Bill
617
Senate Bill
678
Report correctly enrolled on 4-20-2010.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Bill
17
Senate Bill
87
Senate Bill
267
Senate Bill
423
Senate Bill
452
Senate Bill
477
Senate Bill
492
Senate Bill
506
Senate Bill
515
Senate Bill
522
Presented to the Governor on 4-20-2010.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 76
Relating to: commending Blake Geoffrion of the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team.
By
Senator
Risser
; cosponsored by Representative Black
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 77
Relating to: commending student-athletes, coaches, and administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
By
Senator
Risser
; cosponsored by Representatives Black and Hebl.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Joint Resolution 78
Relating to: the retirement of John Stolzenberg, chief of research services, Legislative Council staff, following a long and distinguished career in nonpartisan service to the Wisconsin legislature.
By
Senator
Miller
; cosponsored by Representative Soletski
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Read first time and referred: