2011-01-25 Senate Journal

Rich Zipperer

Chairperson

Petitions and Communications

Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Representative Knilans added as a cosponsor of Senate Bill 6 .

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Advice and Consent of the Senate

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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Consideration of Motions, Resolutions, and Joint Resolutions Not Requiring a Third Reading

Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 5 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.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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Adjournment

Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until Thursday, January 27, 2011.

Adjourned.

11:59 A.M.