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Senator Lassa moved that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill 120 be withdrawn from the committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Senate Bill 120 be withdrawn from the committee on Financial Institutions and Rural Issues and taken up at this time?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 15; noes, 17; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Taylor and Vinehout - 15.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 17.
Absent or not voting - Senator Wirch - 1.
Refused to take up.
Senate Bill 202
Relating to: elimination of compensatory and punitive damages for acts of employment discrimination or unfair honesty or genetic testing.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 202 offered by Senators Taylor, Hansen, Miller, S. Coggs, C. Larson, Holperin and Carpenter.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
2 (1), Senator Kedzie in the chair.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
2 (1), Senate President Pro Tempore Leibham in the chair.
Senator Grothman moved that Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 202 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 202 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 17.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, King, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Taylor and Vinehout - 15.
Absent or not voting - Senator Wirch - 1.
Tabled.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator S. Fitzgerald asked unanimous consent that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senator Hansen objected.
Senate Bill 215
Relating to: trailer or semitrailer registration.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 215?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator S. Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 215 be passed?
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, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Wirch - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 217
Relating to: suspension of operating privilege or registration for unsatisfied judgment for damages arising out of a motor vehicle accident.
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 217