The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Bill 241?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Petrowski, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 18.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Nass, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - Senator Larson - 1.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 243
Relating to: allocation of federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 funds for certain environmental purposes and granting rule-making authority.
hist132173Senator 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: Concurrence of Assembly Bill 243?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Petrowski, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 18.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Nass, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - Senator Larson - 1.
Concurred in.
hist132177Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bills 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, and 281 be laid on the table. Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Consideration of resolutions and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading
Senate Resolution 5
Relating to: designating the week of May 2, 2021, as Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week.
hist132175The question was: Adoption of Senate Resolution 5? Adopted.
Senate Resolution 6
Relating to: directing the attorney general to seek to join the state as a plaintiff in State of West Virginia, et al., v. US Department of the Treasury, et al.
hist132176The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Resolution 6? Adopted.
hist132201The question was: Adoption of Senate Resolution 6? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 20.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senator Larson - 1.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: honoring Wisconsinites who fought in the Polish January Insurrection of 1863.
hist132202The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 21? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Wisconsin.
hist132203The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 22? Adopted.
hist132206Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 26 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Assembly Joint Resolution 26
Relating to: honoring April 22, 2021, as the 51st Anniversary of Earth Day.
hist132207The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Joint Resolution 26? Concurred in.
hist132208Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 23 be laid on the table. Senate Joint Resolution 24
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women's hockey team for winning the 2021 NCAA Division I National Championship title.
hist132209The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 24? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 25
Relating to: proclaiming April 2021 as Donate Life Month in the state of Wisconsin.
hist132220The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 25? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 26
Relating to: proclaiming April 28, 2021, as Workers' Memorial Day in Wisconsin.
hist132221The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 26? Adopted.
Senator LeMahieu, 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 Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of a woman from Bayfield County who has spent her career helping people through some of the worst moments of their lives and who recently retired. Jan Victorson has been the Director of Emergency Management in Bayfield County since 1987 and for the last 33 years, she has worked to reduce the impact of natural and man-made emergencies. When Jan began her job three decades ago, a police officer on one end of the county couldn’t call another officer on the other side. Poor communication infrastructure hindered Bayfield County’s ability to address emergency situations, so Jan began a campaign to modernize it, increasing communication capacity and range, implementing broadband, and coordinating greater agency responses to limit loss and restore quickly help communities and individuals recover after an incident. In her years as the Director of Emergency Management, Jan has seen record flooding that took out roads, bridges and once, an entire marina, fires that destroyed over a hundred structures and burned miles wild, and more emergencies that impact the lives and livelihoods of the people of Bayfield County. Jan knows that emergency preparedness isn’t just a job or a government function, it’s an individual responsibility that we all have for ourselves, our families, and our communities. Congrats on your retirement and thank you for your dedicated service, Jan!
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Arnetta Griffin, a constituent from Kenosha. Arnetta is a big-hearted, community-oriented individual who has spent the last year in and out of church kitchens, parking lots, and various other places around the Kenosha area working to provide meals for anyone who needs it. She is an exemplary public servant and we are proud to have her as a member of our community. Thank you, Arnetta, for all you do.
