Thursday, February 25, 2010
12:16 P.M.
Ninety-Ninth Regular Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Risser.
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The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule
15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, A. Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Lehman, Leibham, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
The Senate stood for the prayer which was offered by Pat Size, from Grace Episcopal Church in Madison, our neighbors on the Capitol Square.
"Hear our prayer, O Holy One, for the members of this session of the State Senate of Wisconsin. We ask that they take counsel together to use the authority and power they have been given with care and humility. We pray for the wisdom to govern with justice and mercy so that our people may live in peace and harmony, without fear or threat. Give them compassionate hearts to make laws that remember the needs of the poor. Do not let them waste time in pettiness or unworkable deliberations but we hope that they make good decisions that may bear fruit for all your people. Endow them with a great vision for our state, the courage to pursue it, the creativity to finance it and the grace to accomplish it with peace and dignity for the common good.
Amen."
The Senate remained standing and Senator Olsen led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
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Senate substitute amendment 2 to Senate Bill 458 offered by Senator Sullivan.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 464 offered by Senator Taylor.
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Read and referred:
Senate Joint Resolution 63
Relating to: recognizing Black History Month.
By
Senators
Taylor and Coggs; cosponsored by Representative Toles
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To committee on Senate Organization.
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The committee on Agriculture and Higher Education reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 431
Relating to: the use of the terms college, university, state, and Wisconsin in the name of a school; the issuing, manufacture, or use of a false academic credential; the false use of a legitimate academic credential; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty.
Adoption of Senate Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Vinehout, Kreitlow, Plale, Harsdorf and Kapanke.
Noes, 0 - None.
Kathleen Vinehout
Chairperson
The committee on Judiciary, Corrections, Insurance, Campaign Finance Reform, and Housing reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 44
Relating to: adjudications for involuntary commitment, appointment of a guardian of the person, and protective placement or protective services, background checks for the purchase of handguns, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Relating to: temporary restraining orders and injunctions.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.
Noes, 0 - None.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 5 - Senators
Taylor, Sullivan, Erpenbach, Grothman and Hopper.
