Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 598
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 605
Relating to: allowing required condominium disclosures to be made electronically.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 605
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 608
Relating to: requiring the Department of Revenue to study income tax reciprocity with the state of Minnesota.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 608
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 617
Relating to: creating a privilege for communications to veteran mentors.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 617?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 617
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 631
Relating to: submission of biological specimens for deoxyribonucleic acid analysis.
Read a second time.
S706
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 631
Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 678
Relating to: ratification of the agreement negotiated between the state of Wisconsin and the State Engineering Association for the 2007-09 biennium, covering employees in the professional engineering collective bargaining unit, and authorizing an expenditure of funds.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 678
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 Carpenter, Coggs, Cowles, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Olsen, Plale, Risser, Robson, Schultz, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 29.
Noes - Senators Grothman, A. Lasee, Lazich and Leibham - 4.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
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Assembly Bill 227
Relating to: directing the Pharmacy Examining Board to create a program to monitor the dispensing of prescription drugs and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 227?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 227
Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 2; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Darling, Decker, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, 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 - 31.
Noes - Senators Cowles and Grothman - 2.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in as amended.
Assembly Bill 228
Relating to: awarding state procurements to certified disabled veteran-owned businesses, providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures, and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 228
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 247
Relating to: granting high school diplomas to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities.
Read a second time.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Assembly Bill 247
Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 496
Relating to: prohibiting electronic text messaging while driving and providing a penalty.
Read a second time.
Senate substitute amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 496 offered by Senator Leibham.
Point of Order
Senator Lehman raised the point of order that Senate substitute amendment 1 was not germane.
The Chair rules the point of order well taken.
Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 496 offered by Senator A. Lasee.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 496?
Adopted.
Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 496 offered by Senator Grothman.
Senator Lehman moved rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 496.
The question was: Rejection of Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 496?