Thursday, March 2, 2006
10:00 A.M.
February 2006 Special Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senator Alan Lasee.
The roll was called and the following Senators answered to their names:
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.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Schultz led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Lassa added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 1.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 1.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
17 (5), Senator Miller added as a coauthor of
Senate Bill 1.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and that Senate Bill
1 be withdrawn from the joint committee on Finance and taken up at this time.
Senate Bill 1
Relating to: increasing low-income energy assistance and making an appropriation.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1 offered by Senator S. Fitzgerald.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1?
Adopted.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that the journal reflect that he voted no on adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1.
Senator Kedzie, 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, 29; noes, 4; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Breske, Brown, Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Reynolds, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Stepp, Taylor, Wirch and Zien - 29.
Noes - Senators Ellis, Grothman, Kanavas and Roessler - 4.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senator Schultz, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn.
Adjourned.
10:23 A.M.
