The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
Reginald Newson
of Milwaukee, as Secretary of the Department of Workforce Development, 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, 31; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 31.
Noes - Senators Lassa and Wirch - 2.
Absent or not voting - None.
Confirmed.
Randal
Savaglio
of Racine, as a member of the Real Estate Examining Board, to serve for the term ending July 1, 2013.
Read.
Senator Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked to be excused from voting, pursuant to Senate Rule
73 (1).
The question was: Confirmation?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Jauch, Kedzie, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Lasee - 1.
Confirmed.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
2:54 P.M.
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4:24 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
President Ellis in the chair.
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Senate Bill 109
Relating to: soft tissue injury to a law enforcement officer when resisting or obstructing arrest.
The question was: Shall Assembly amendment 1 to Senate Bill 109 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
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Senate Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: proclaiming October 2011 as Farm to School Month.
Read.
The question was: Shall Senate Joint Resolution 47 be adopted?
Adopted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 59
Relating to: proclaiming Diabetes Awareness Month.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 59 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 67
Relating to: National Adoption Month.
Read.
The question was: Shall Assembly Joint Resolution 67 be concurred in?
Concurred in.
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Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Wirch be granted a leave of absence for balance of today's session.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Senate Bill 109
Action Messaged.
S570
Senate Joint Resolution
47
Assembly Joint Resolution
59
Assembly Joint Resolution
67
Messaged.
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Senate Bill 125
Relating to: liability of cities, villages, towns, and counties for damages caused by an insufficiency or want of repair of a highway.
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 125
Read a third time.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 125 be passed?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Holperin, Kedzie, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Taylor, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 21.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, King, C. Larson, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Vinehout and Vukmir - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senator Wirch - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 196
Relating to: excluding from the calculation of expenditure restraint payments expenditures made pursuant to a purchasing agreement with a school district.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 196?
Adopted.
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 196
Read a third time and passed.
Senator Lassa moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 120 be withdrawn from the committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Bill 120 be withdrawn from the committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues and taken up at this time?
