11:22 A.M.
January 2011 Special Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
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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.
The Senate stood for a moment of silence.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Harsdorf led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
President Ellis, with unanimous consent, addressed the Senate:
"As members are aware, there has been some concern over the last few days regarding public access to the Capitol. I would like to note that signage has been posted at the public entrance to the Capitol, notifying the public of their right to access the Senate session, along with all official Senate proceedings. I would also like to note that the Senate galleries are open and that any member of the public, up to the capacity of the galleries and subject to my duty to maintain order, may in fact attend our sessions by using the public entrance to the Capitol. With unanimous consent, I will direct the Clerk to place these remarks in the journal."
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State of Wisconsin
Office of Senator Tim Carpenter
March 3, 2011
The Honorable, the Senate:
This letter is to request a leave of absence from the Senate Regular Session and Special Session today.
Sincerely,
TIM CARPENTER
Senator, 3rd Senate District
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Senator S. Fitzgerald moved that Senator Carpenter's request for a leave of absence for the March 3, 2011 Regular and Special Sessions be denied.
The question was: Shall Senator Carpenter's request for a leave of absence be denied?
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.
Request for a leave of absence denied.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 1, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: compelling attendance of senators without leave.
By
Senator
S. Fitzgerald
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To committee on Senate Organization.
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Considered as privileged and taken up.
Senate Resolution 1, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: compelling attendance of senators without leave.
Read.
The question was: Shall Senate Resolution 1, January 2011 Special Session 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.
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.
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Senator S. Fitzgerald moved a call of the Senate.
There were sufficient seconds.
The Sergeant was ordered to close the doors.
The roll was called and the following Senators were listed as absent:
Absent - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Taylor, Risser, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
11:34 A.M.
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12:37 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Ellis in the chair.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked the the Call of the Senate be lifted and that the Senate recess.
12:38 P.M.
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Wisconsin State Senate
CERTIFICATION OF EDWARD A. BLAZEL, SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
WISCONSIN STATE SENATE
1. I, Edward A. Blazel, serve as the Sergeant-at-Arms to the Wisconsin State Senate. I hereby certify the following statements are true and correct and made upon my personal knowledge.
2. On or about 12:00 p.m. on March 3, 2011, I delievered and/or caused to be delivered a full and accurate copy of January 2011 Special Session Senate Resolution 1 to the Senate offices of the following Wisconsin State Senators:
a. Tim Carpenter
b. Spencer Coggs
c. Tim Cullen
d. Jon Erpenbach
e. Dave Hansen
f. Jim Holperin
g. Robert Jauch
h. Chris Larson
i. Julie Lassa
j. Mark Miller
k. Fred Risser
l. Lena Taylor
m. Kathleen Vinehout
n. Robert Wirch
3. In addition to delivering January 2011 Special Session Senate Resolution 1 to each of the above-described offices, I confirmed that January 2011 Special Session Senate Resolution 1 has been published to the official website of the Wisconsin Senate as of 12:20 p.m., Thursday, March 3, 2011.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 2011
edward a. blazel
