Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 105
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 Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 33.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 149
Relating to: attorney fees in civil actions.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 149 offered by Senator Risser.
Senator Risser, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill
149 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Senator Grothman, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 149 be referred to committee on Senate Organization.
Referred.
Assembly Bill 296
Relating to: modifying certain restrictions on admissions to, protective placements in, or transfers to intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded and nursing homes.
Read a second time.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bill 296 be placed after Assembly Bill 499 on the calendar.
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Assembly Bill 499
Relating to: human cloning and parthenogenesis and providing penalties.
Read a third time.
Relating to: human cloning and parthenogenesis and providing penalties.
The question was: Shall Assembly Bill 499 be concurred in?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 21.
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Noes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 12.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 296
Relating to: modifying certain restrictions on admissions to, protective placements in, or transfers to intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded and nursing homes.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 296 offered by Senator Decker.
Senator Schultz raised the point of order that Senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
The Chair ruled the point of order well taken.
Senator Decker 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, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Brown, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Grothman, Harsdorf, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen, Reynolds, Roessler, Schultz, Stepp and Zien - 18.
Noes - Senators Breske, Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Jauch, Lassa, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator S. Fitzgerald - 1.
The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Senate.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Kedzie, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 296
Read a third time and concurred in.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senator Carpenter, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the 80th birthday of his father, Ken Carpenter.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Florence Ruffolo, who celebrated her 101st birthday on September 10th.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of her mother Josephine Lassa, whose birthday is September 29th.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of her daughter Taylor Moe's 1st birthday on October 7th.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Katrina Motley for her dedication to independent expression through art.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Josephine "Busalacchi" Rottman.
Senator Harsdorf, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of her staff member Chris Schneider and his wife on the occasion of the birth of their new child.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the State Senate passing multiple sclerosis check-off 33-0.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Jerry Statkus, her brother, for his courage fighting multiple sclerosis the best he can each day.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Ian Duncan for his leadership in multiple sclerosis research.
Senator Roessler, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Specialist Michael J. Wendling of Mayville and Sergeant Andrew P. Wallace of Oshkosh, both of whom selflessly gave their lives while serving their country in Iraq. Senator Roessler would also like to honor Jeremy Roskupf, who was injured by schrapnel in the same incident. Senator Roessler would like to remember the loss and sacrifice made by these brave soldiers.
Senator Plale, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his staff member Katy Venskus' new baby.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of her staff member Kathy Soderbloom, who will be retiring soon. She has been a loyal, hardworking, and dedicated staff member. She specialized in digging into the nitty gritty of policy to affect change for the good. Kathy worked 3 1/2 years for Senator Lloyd Kincaid, 2 1/2 years for Representative Peter Barca, and 10 1/2 years with Senator Robson and Representative Krug. The Senator would like to wish Kathy the best in her retirement, and good luck in the Syttende Mai runs for many years to come.
Senator Robson, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Dr. Jamie Thomson, Wisconsin's preeminent researcher on life saving medical research. His ground breaking achievements in stem cell research bring honor and respect to our University system as well as our entire state.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his daughter Amanda's 16th birthday on Monday, October 10th.
Senator Coggs, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his sister, Ms. Kara Muhammad, on the occasion of her Birthday, October 1, and also for Mr. John S. Coggs on the occasion of his birthday, today, September 28th.
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Senator Zien, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Marines K.I.A. from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division whose unit was overrun on October 9, 1969 in Vietnam near the D.M.Z.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn until Tuesday, October 25, 2005
pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.
Adjourned.
2:09 P.M.
