I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has passed and asks concurrence in:
Assembly Bill 112
Assembly Bill 113
Assembly Bill 114
Assembly Bill 120
Assembly Bill 123
Assembly Bill 144
__________________
Assembly Bill
112
Relating to: the date of the presidential preference primary.
By Representatives Freese, Gunderson, Suder, Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Hundertmark, Gard, Kestell, Grothman, Albers, Kreibich, Owens, LeMahieu, Musser and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Welch, S. Fitzgerald and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
113
Relating to: public inspection of the records of the canvass of elections for the offices of president and vice president.
By Representatives Freese, Gunderson, Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Ott, Hundertmark, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich, Ainsworth and Pettis; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
114
Relating to: polling hours.
By Representatives Freese, Gunderson, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Stone, Ott, Hundertmark, Gard, Kestell, Albers and Kreibich; cosponsored by Senators Stepp and Kedzie.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
120
Relating to: notice regarding ineligibility to vote.
By Representatives Freese, Gunderson, M. Lehman, Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Hahn, Stone, Ott, Kestell, Albers, Kreibich and F. Lasee; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Assembly Bill
123
Relating to: financing of election administration costs, creation of an election administration fund, and making an appropriation.
By Representatives Freese, Gunderson, Bies, Vrakas, Hines, Ladwig, Stone, Ott, Hundertmark, Kestell, Albers, Owens, Musser and Ainsworth; cosponsored by Senators S. Fitzgerald, Stepp and Schultz.
Read first time and referred to committee on Education, Ethics and Elections.
Relating to: Indian gaming compacts.
By Representatives J. Fitzgerald, Krawczyk, Kestell, Hundertmark, F. Lasee, Gunderson, M. Williams, D. Meyer, Huebsch, Ladwig, LeMahieu, Suder, Lothian, Nischke, Freese, Vrakas, Underheim, Kreibich, Hahn, Owens, Ainsworth, Jensen, Vukmir, Ott, Jeskewitz, Van Roy, J. Wood, Petrowski, Gundrum and Rhoades; cosponsored by Senators Welch, S. Fitzgerald, Brown, Lazich, Panzer, Roessler, Kanavas, Reynolds, Darling, A. Lasee, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Stepp, Leibham and Zien.
Read first time and referred to committee on Senate Organization.
__________________
Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: supporting the reauthorization of the existing Community Services Block Grant and its funding to community action agencies.
Read.
Adopted.
__________________
Senate Joint Resolution 19
Relating to: celebrating March 25, 2003, as the 182nd Anniversary of Greek Independence.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: proclaiming March as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: congratulating and commending the University of Wisconsin Men's Basketball Team and Head Coach Bo Ryan on clinching the first outright conference championship since 1947.
Read.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 22 offered by Senators Erpenbach, Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, George, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Moore, Panzer, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be made coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 22.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Joint Resolution 22?
Adopted.
The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 22?
Adopted.
Senate Bill 4
Relating to: possession of methamphetamine and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 4
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: Indian gaming compacts.
Read a second time.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 144 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Assembly Bill 144
Relating to: Indian gaming compacts.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 144 offered by Senators Hansen, Decker, Wirch and Carpenter.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 144.
The question was: Rejection of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 144?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 20.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Decker, Erpenbach, George, Hansen, Moore, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 10.
Absent or not voting - Senator M. Meyer - 1.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 144
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 22; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Chvala, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 22.
Noes - Senators Decker, Erpenbach, George, Hansen, Jauch, Moore, Risser and Robson - 8.
Absent or not voting - Senator M. Meyer - 1.
Concurred in.
