The committee on Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Brancel, Ben,
of Endeavor, as Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 7 - Senators
Kapanke, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Moulton, Vinehout, Hansen and Holperin.
Noes, 0 - None.
Dan Kapanke
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Huebsch, Michael,
of West Salem, as Secretary of the Department of Administration, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zipperer, Kedzie, Galloway, Risser and Erpenbach.
Noes, 0 - None.
Jadin
, Paul,
of Green Bay, as Secretary of the Department of Commerce, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Confirmation.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Zipperer, Kedzie, Galloway, Risser and Erpenbach.
Noes, 0 - None.
Rich Zipperer
Chairperson
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Knilans added as a cosponsor of
Senate Bill
6
.
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Smith
, Dennis,
of Springfield, VA, as Secretary of the Department of Health Services, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 25.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Hansen, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Taylor and Wirch - 8.
Confirmed.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 5 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Joint Resolution 5
Relating to: commemorating the first centennial of the joint committee on finance, and honoring members of the legislature who served on the committee.
Read.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 5 be adopted?
Adopted.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate
Joint Resolution 5.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Senate Joint Resolution
5
Messaged.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until
Thursday, January 27, 2011.
Adjourned.
11:59 A.M.