Senate President Roth in the chair.
7:08 P.M.
The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Bill 499?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kapenga, Lasee, LeMahieu, Marklein, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany, Vukmir and Wanggaard - 19.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 528
Relating to: restrictions on the hunting of antlerless deer by members of a group hunting party.
hist78823Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 528
Assembly Bill 529
Relating to: requirements for certain services covered under the Medical Assistance program.
hist78827Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 529
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Announcements, Adjournment Honors, and Remarks Under Special Privilege
Senator Vukmir, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of her son, First Lieutenant Nicholas Vukmir, in the United States Army. He is an infantry officer and 2 days ago, he started the long journey of becoming an Army Ranger.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Coach Sadie Schradle and the Clayton Girls’ Volleyball team on winning the WIAA Division 4 State Championship. The Clayton Bears defeated the Lourdes Academy Knights in four sets. Clayton’s formidable attack was led by juniors Alison Leslie, who had 22 kills, and Selena Levendoski, who had 21 kills and 19 digs. Jaedyn Bussewitz added an impressive 10 kills and 15 digs for the Bears. Clayton entered the tournament ranked number 1 with only 2 losses on their record. Their road to the finals went through the four time reigning state champ, Newman Catholic, with a 3 to 2 win in the semifinals. Clayton won their third state title without any seniors on the roster and will likely be a tough team to beat next year.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of all our veterans in Wisconsin and across this country who provide us with the freedoms we have and so enjoy.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of the nine day deer gun season. For those of us who will be in the woods, and for all hunters across the states, let’s hope and pray for a safe and successful deer hunt.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Thanksgiving. Let us all remember all that they have to be thankful for. We have so much to be thankful for our family, friends, our faith and our freedoms. Senator Harsdorf thinks we should all think of the honor it is to serve in this great body. It is a special honor and yet we could not serve our constituents without our staff, so she’d like to thank her staff. All of our staff should be recognized for the contributions they make as well as our agencies, the Fiscal Bureau, the Reference Bureau, the Legislative Council, and of course our Senate Chief Clerk and Sergeant’s staffs.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Veterans Day on Saturday for all the people that have preserved our freedom in this wonderful country.
Senator Wanggaard, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of his father Lt. Col. Herluf Wanggaard, who served 5 years in WWII, 5 years in the Korean Conflict and 18 years in the Reserves and National Guard 32nd Division; and all of our current and past veterans on this year’s Veterans Day.
Senator Wanggaard, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of his brother Kevin Wanggaard for his continued service to the Village of Caledonia as a trustee.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of the Whitefish Bay Boys Soccer team who captured their third straight state title last weekend. The Blue Dukes completed a perfect 25-0 record with a win over Oregon High School by a score of 6-1. Whitefish Bay is also the number 2 team in the nation for boys soccer. Congratulations to Whitefish Bay coach Rob Dubinski and all of the Blue Dukes.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of his wife, Jane, as they celebrated their 46th wedding anniversary yesterday.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of all the teams in all of the fall sports tournaments but specifically the teams that came in 2nd place.
Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of her youngest son, Zach Benton Shilling, who will turn 9 on November 21st. He is very excited about his birthday and is her fun, energetic, inquisitive, creative child.
Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of her 17th wedding anniversary next month.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of her son, Isaiah Taylor, who will be turning 18 years old. Isaiah is her only child who is independent, loving, hardworking and brilliant.
Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of the 100th anniversary of Milwaukee Policemen’s death in the 1917 Police Station Bombing. Prior to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack, the single deadliest event in national law enforcement history occurred in Milwaukee on November 24, 1917, when nine officers and two citizens were killed in a bomb blast. The bomb exploded inside the assembly of the Central Police Station. The police were not the intended target. The 20-pound bomb was discovered in a passageway between the Italian Evangelical Church located at 355 North Van Buren Street and the neighboring mission house by the 10-year old daughter of the church cleaning lady on Saturday morning. In the evening, two young men, including, a member of the church, brought the device to the police station. The station keeper took the device from the young men and brought it to the lieutenant’s office and then into the assembly. A number of detectives who had just answered to roll call were in the room. Several of them were examining the device when it exploded. Of the ten officers who were in the police station assembly room at the time of the explosion, eight were killed and two were injured. The bomb was thought to have been put at the church by sympathizers of anarchists who were arrested in connection with a riot in Bay View earlier that month. That case was never solved.
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Adjournment
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until Thursday, November 9, 2017.
Adjourned.
7:20 P.M.