Passed.
Senate Bill 45
Relating to: modifying administrative rules relating to the use of wood to contain bear bait or feed in logs or stumps.
hist127559Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 48
Relating to: the governor's bear tag.
hist127563Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 50
Relating to: counting of tips for tipped employees and granting rule-making authority.
hist127567Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Larson, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 50.
Senate Bill 54
Relating to: shot shell restrictions and the hunting of fur-bearing animals.
hist127571Senator Feyen, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 55
Relating to: publication of proceedings of meetings held by certain governmental bodies.
hist127575Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 55?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Nass, Petrowski, Stafsholt, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 20.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Marklein, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith and Wirch - 12.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Passed.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: merit pay raises for state public defenders.
hist127579Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills
Assembly Bill 4
Relating to: pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students administering vaccines.
hist127590The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4? Adopted.
hist127592Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 4
hist127594Read a third time and concurred in as amended. Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
Senator Kapenga, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
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Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess.
2:11 P.M.
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Recess
5:03 P.M.
The Senate reconvened.
Senate President Kapenga in the chair.
Senate Bill 2
Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue.
hist127674Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 2 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Senator Carpenter objected.
Senator Carpenter withdrew his objection.