The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
President Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer, and pledge of the January 2011 Special Session be applied to the Regular Session.
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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 Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Absent - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
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The Chief Clerk records:
Senate Joint Resolution 15
Report correctly enrolled on 2-25-2011.
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The Chief Clerk makes the following entries dated Thursday, February 24
, 2011.
The committee on Senate Organization reports:
Referred to, and withdrawn from, the joint committee on
Finance, pursuant to Senate Rule
41 (1)(e):
Senate Bill 11
Senate Bill 21
Placed the following appointment and proposals on the Senate Calendar of Friday, February 25, 2011:
WYMAN WINSTON
Senate Joint Resolution
11
Assembly Joint Resolution
13
Senate Bill 11
Senate Bill 21
Ayes: 3 - Senators Fitzgerald, Ellis and Grothman.
Noes: 0 - None.
SCOTT FITZGERALD
Chairperson
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
February 25, 2011
The Honorable, The Senate:
I respectfully request a joint session of the Wisconsin State Legislature for March 1, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. This joint session will be for the purpose of delivering an address on the 2011-13 Biennial Budget.
Thank you for your consideration of this request. I look forward to addressing the full Legislature as well as the citizens of Wisconsin.
Sincerely,
scott walker
Governor
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Winston, Wyman,
of Atlanta, GA, as Executive Director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, to serve for the term ending January 13, 2013.
Read.
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 14; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Confirmed.
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S142
Senate Joint Resolution 11
Relating to: recognizing 2011 as World Veterinary Year.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 11 be adopted?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 14; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Adopted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 13
Relating to: commending law enforcement officials for keeping order at the capitol.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 13 be concurred in?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 14; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Concurred in.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Moulton, Leibham, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer be made cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 13.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Senate Joint Resolution
11
Assembly Joint Resolution
13
Messaged.
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Senate Bill 11
Relating to: the filing of certain forms related to Tax Incremental Financing District Number 72 in the city of Milwaukee.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 11
Read a third time.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 11 be passed?