The question was: Shall Assembly Bill
655 be referred to the committee on Environment and Natural Resources?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 13; noes, 20; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 13.
Noes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 20.
Absent or not voting - None.
Referal Refused.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Wirch, Hansen, Chvala, Moore, Coggs, Carpenter, M. Meyer, Decker, Erpenbach, Risser, Jauch, Breske, Robson and Lassa.
POINT OF ORDER
Senator Welch raised the point of order that Senate amendment 6 was not germane.
The Chair rules the point of order well taken.
Senator Wirch appealed the ruling of the Chair.
The question was: Shall the Decision of the chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Robson, Carpenter, Lassa, Coggs, Moore, Chvala, Hansen, Erpenbach, Wirch, Risser, Jauch and Breske.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 7 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
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Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Robson, Carpenter, Coggs, M. Meyer, Moore, Chvala, Hansen, Erpenbach, Wirch, Risser, Jauch and Breske.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 8 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Robson, Carpenter, Lassa, Coggs, Moore, Erpenbach, Hansen and Risser.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 9 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Robson, Carpenter, Lassa, Coggs, Plale, M. Meyer, Chvala, Hansen, Wirch, Erpenbach, Risser and Jauch.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 10 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 17; noes, 16; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 17.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Cowles, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 16.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 11 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senator Erpenbach.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 11 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 11 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Senate amendment 12 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Robson and M. Meyer.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 12 to Assembly Bill 655 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Senate amendment 13 to Assembly Bill 655 offered by Senators Wirch, Robson, Erpenbach, Risser, Hansen, Chvala and Decker.
Senator Welch moved rejection of Senate amendment 13 to Assembly Bill 655.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 13 to Assembly Bill 655?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Panzer, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Chvala, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, M. Meyer, Moore, Plale, Risser, Robson and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Rejected.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Welch, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 655
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 27; noes, 6; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, M. Meyer, Panzer, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Welch, Wirch and Zien - 27.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Chvala, Decker, Moore, Risser and Robson - 6.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Senator Panzer, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Senators Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the life of Janet Ninneman who died unexpectedly December 2nd, 2003.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Aldo Leopold, Wisconsin's own true conservationist.
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