Wednesday, February 18, 2009
11:30 A.M.
February 2009 Extraordinary 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 of the 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 a moment of silent meditation.
The Senate remained standing and Senator Decker led the Senate in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate stand informal.
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Read and referred:
Senate Resolution 3
Relating to: commending Jerel McNeal on his remarkable athletic career.
By
Senator
Plale
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: commending Krystal Ellis on her remarkable athletic career.
By
Senator
Plale
.
To committee on Senate Organization.
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Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Resolution 3 and
Senate Resolution 4 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Resolution 3
Relating to: commending Jerel McNeal on his remarkable athletic career.
Read.
Adopted.
Senate Resolution 4
Relating to: commending Krystal Ellis on her remarkable athletic career.
Read.
Adopted.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 62 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
Senate Bill 62
Relating to: state finances and appropriations and making diverse other changes in the statutes.
Read a second time.
The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Senate Bill 62?
Adopted.
Ordered to a third reading.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time.
Senate
Bill 62
Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 62?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Coggs, Decker, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, Kreitlow, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Plale, Risser, Robson, Sullivan, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 18.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kanavas, Kapanke, Kedzie, A. Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Olsen and Schultz - 15.
Absent or not voting - None.
Passed.
Senator Decker, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 62 be immediately messaged to the Assembly.
Messaged.
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Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Kenosha National Guard Soldiers from Company B - 257th Brigade Support Battalion of the 32nd "Red Arrow" Brigade, wishing them a successful and safe tour of duty in Iraq.
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