One-Hundred and Second Regular Session
11:12 A.M. TUESDAY, February 16, 2016
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Lazich.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was: Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Gudex, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 32.
Absent with leave - Senator Harris Dodd - 1.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Senator Nass.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Miller led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Harris Dodd be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Erpenbach be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk makes the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist54677Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 407 offered by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Erpenbach, Vinehout, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor and Wirch. hist54679Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 407 offered by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Erpenbach, Vinehout, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor and Wirch. hist54681Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 407 offered by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa, Risser, Erpenbach, Vinehout, Ringhand, C. Larson and L. Taylor. hist54676Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 407 offered by Senators Vinehout, Bewley, L. Taylor, Ringhand, Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen, Lassa, Risser, Erpenbach and Miller. hist54718Senate Substitute Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 459 offered by Senator Hansen. hist54682Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 470 offered by Senator Wanggaard. hist54874Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 477 offered by Senators Bewley, Miller, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Risser, Carpenter, C. Larson and Ringhand. hist54880Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 477 offered by Senators Bewley, Miller, Vinehout, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling, Risser and Erpenbach. hist54796Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 503 offered by Senators Lassa, Shilling, Ringhand, Carpenter, Wirch and Hansen. hist54605Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 533 offered by Senators Miller, Risser, Shilling, Lassa, Wirch, Carpenter, L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand and Bewley. hist54800Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 533 offered by Senators Carpenter, L. Taylor and C. Larson. hist54881Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 550 offered by Senators L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand and Carpenter. hist54883Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 550 offered by Senator L. Taylor. hist54552Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 599 offered by Senator Cowles. hist54972Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 615 offered by Senators Hansen, Wirch, Carpenter, L. Taylor, C. Larson, Ringhand, Vinehout, Miller, Erpenbach, Risser and Shilling. hist54658Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 667 offered by Senator Gudex. hist54981Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 687 offered by Senators Bewley, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Hansen, Shilling, Erpenbach, Miller and Vinehout. hist54687Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senator S. Fitzgerald. hist55089Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Vinehout, Carpenter, Ringhand, L. Taylor, Hansen and Risser. hist55102Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Vinehout, L. Taylor, Ringhand, Carpenter, Hansen, Lassa and Risser. hist55113Senate Amendment 4 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Shilling, Risser, Vinehout and Ringhand. hist55120Senate Amendment 5 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Carpenter, Hansen, Ringhand and L. Taylor. hist55126Senate Amendment 6 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen and Ringhand. hist55127Senate Amendment 7 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen and Lassa. hist55133Senate Amendment 8 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen and Risser. hist55265Senate Amendment 9 to Senate Bill 707 offered by Senator Shilling. hist55191Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 709 offered by Senator Vukmir. hist55139Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 117 offered by Senators Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen, Lassa, Risser, Miller and Vinehout. hist55145Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 384 offered by Senators Vinehout, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Miller, Erpenbach, Risser, Wirch and Carpenter. hist55147Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 384 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Risser, Miller, Vinehout, C. Larson and L. Taylor. hist55153Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 384 offered by Senators Carpenter, Wirch, Risser, Miller, C. Larson and L. Taylor. hist55167Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 582 offered by Senator Lasee. hist55177Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 582 offered by Senators Vinehout, Miller and Risser. hist55164Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 603 offered by Senators Bewley, Miller, Vinehout, Erpenbach, Risser, Carpenter, C. Larson and Ringhand. hist55162Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 603 offered by Senators Bewley, Miller, Vinehout, Ringhand, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Carpenter, Wirch, Hansen, Lassa, Shilling, Risser and Erpenbach. hist55166Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 627 offered by Senators L. Taylor, Carpenter, Bewley, Vinehout, Miller, Erpenbach, Risser, Lassa, Shilling and Hansen. _____________
Petitions and Communications
hist55239Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a co-author of Senate Bill 546. hist54621Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-author of Senate Joint Resolution 95. hist55403Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (5), Senator Hansen added as a co-sponsor of Assembly Bill 522.