The Chair noted the possible lack of a quorum.
The roll was taken and a quorum was present.
hist9412Senator Lasee, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be placed after Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179. Senator Lasee moved that Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table.
hist9413The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 12 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Senator Lasee moved that Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table.
hist9415The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 13 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Senator Lasee moved that Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table.
hist9416The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 14 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
hist9421Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Amendment 15 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be withdrawn and returned to author. hist9419Senator Leibham, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate bill 179 be placed after Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179. hist9422The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 17 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179? Adopted.
hist9420Senator Vinehout, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be withdrawn and returned to author. _____________
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
hist9527Senator Vinehout asked unanimous consent that Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be revived. Senator Lasee moved that Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table.
hist9424The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 16 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be laid on the table? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
hist9425Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Amendment 11 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179 be withdrawn and returned to author. hist9426The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 18 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179? Adopted.
hist9427The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 179? Adopted.
hist9429Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 179?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senate Bill 224
Relating to: the state civil service.
POINT OF ORDER
hist9483Senator Olsen raised the point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 224 was not germane, pursuant to Senate Rule 50 (6)(b). The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Erpenbach appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the Decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
hist9484The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate. hist9446Senator Risser moved that Senate Bill 224 be referred to committee on Judiciary and Labor. The question was: Shall Senate Bill 224 be referred to committee on Judiciary and Labor?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 15; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 15.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Absent or not voting - None.
Referral refused.
hist9448Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 224?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Shilling, Tiffany and Vukmir - 21.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, Lehman, Miller, Risser, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 12.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
