Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 264
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 273
Relating to: creating definitions for common and contract carriers for sales tax and use tax purposes.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 273 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 280
Relating to: increasing a school district's revenue limit by a portion of the school district's handicapped education costs.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 280 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 299
Relating to: increasing the amount appropriated to the state hygiene laboratory.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 299 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill 302
Relating to: the name of the division for libraries and community learning in the department of public instruction and the definition of minority group (suggested as remedial legislation by the department of public instruction).
Read a second time.
Senator Shibilski, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a coauthor of Senate Bill 280.
Senator Shibilski, with unanimous consent, asked to be added as a cosponsor of Assembly Joint Resolution 46 and Assembly Joint Resolution 72.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 302
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 310
Relating to: designating STH 122 as the Walt Bresette Equal Rights Highway.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Moen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 332
Relating to: overpayment of state transit operating aids to the city of Rhinelander.
Read a second time.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 332 be referred to the Joint Committee on Finance.
Senator Burke, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
332 be withdrawn from the Joint Committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 332
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 7; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Cowles, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Panzer, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 25.
Noes - Senators Darling, Huelsman, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, Roessler and Rosenzweig - 7.
Absent or not voting - Senator Schultz - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 379
Relating to: banning human cloning and the sale or purchase of an ovum, embryo, or fetus for the purpose of cloning a human, prohibiting the use of state funds for cloning, and providing penalties.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 379 offered by Senators Lazich, S. Fitzgerald, Ellis, Roessler and A. Lasee.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator M. Meyer raised the point of order that Senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
The Chair rules the point of order well taken.
Senator Lazich appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Burke, Chvala, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Grobschmidt, Hansen, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Shibilski and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Huelsman, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Rosenzweig, Welch and Zien - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Schultz - 1.
The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 379 offered by Senator Lazich.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Chvala raised the point of order that Senate amendment 1 was not germane.
The Chair rules the point of order well taken.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate Bill 379 offered by Senator Welch.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Chvala raised the point of order that Senate amendment 2 was not germane.
The Chair rules the point of order well taken.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 379
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Burke, Chvala, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Hansen, Huelsman, Jauch, M. Meyer, Moen, Moore, Plache, Risser, Robson, Rosenzweig, Shibilski and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Baumgart, Breske, Cowles, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grobschmidt, Harsdorf, Kanavas, A. Lasee, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Welch and Zien - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Schultz - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 245
Relating to: contribution rates under the Wisconsin retirement system.
Senator Chvala, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 245
Read a third time and passed.
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Assembly Joint Resolution 42
Relating to: the life and accomplishments of Edwin Lee Mathews, Sr.
Read.
Concurred in.
Assembly Joint Resolution 46
