Thursday, May 4, 2000
1:53 P.M.
May 2000 Special Session
The Senate met.
executive order #392
Relating to a Special Session of the Legislature
I, TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Governor of the State of Wisconsin, pursuant to Article IV, Section 11 and Article V, Section 4 of the Wisconsin Constitution, do hereby require the convening of a special session of the Legislature at the Capitol in the City of Madison, beginning at 1:00 p.m. on May 4, 2000 solely to consider and act upon legislation relating to:
changing the percentages and dollar amounts in Section
71.07(9)(b) of the Wisconsin Statutes that are used to calculate the property tax rent credit for taxable year 2000 and thereafter.
IN TESTIMONY WHERE OF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin to be affixed. Done at the Capitol in the city of Madison this third day of May in the year two thousand.
TOMMY G. THOMPSON
Governor
By the governor:
DOUGLAS LA FOLLETTE
Secretary of State
The Senate was called to order by Senator Fred Risser.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Rude led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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The committee on Senate Organization reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: restoring the school property tax rent credit.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and Rude.
Noes, 0 - None.
To joint committee on Finance.
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Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that May 2000 Special Session Senate Bill 1 be withdraw from joint committee on Finance and take up
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: restoring the school property tax rent credit.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Senators Lazich, Welch, Drzewiecki and Darling.
Senator Chvala moved that Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Senate
Bill 1 be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Jauch, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 17.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Farrow, Fitzgerald, Huelsman, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Welch and Zien - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 1
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Clausing, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Drzewiecki, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Huelsman, Jauch, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Rude, Schultz, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senate Joint Resolution 1
Relating to: the final adjournment of the May 2000 special session.
Introduction.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Chvala, Risser, Moen, Panzer and Rude.
