Thursday, February 10, 2011
12:28 P.M.
January 2011 Special Session
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
President Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer and pledge of the Regular Session be applied to the January 2011 Special Session.
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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, S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard, Wirch and Zipperer - 33.
Absent - None.
Absent with leave - None.
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Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: the authority of a state agency to promulgate rules interpreting the provisions of a statute enforced or administered by the agency and to implement or enforce any standard, requirement, or threshold as a term or condition of a license issued by the state agency; gubernatorial approval of proposed administrative rules; economic impact analyses of proposed rules and emergency rules; and venue in a declaratory judgment action seeking judicial review of the validity of an administrative rule and in an action in which the sole defendant is the state.
Read a second time.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
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Pursuant to Senate Rule
2 (1), Senate President Pro Tempore Leibham in the chair.
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The question was: Adoption of Senate amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session?
Adopted.
Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senator Grothman.
Senator Grothman, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 8 be withdrawn and returned to author.
Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senators Holperin, Miller, Hansen, Erpenbach, Wirch, Lassa and Carpenter.
Senator Hopper moved that Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senators Holperin, Lassa, Taylor and Hansen.
Senator Hopper moved that Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 4 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
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Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senators Taylor, Vinehout, Holperin, C. Larson, T. Cullen, Carpenter, Wirch, Risser and Lassa.
Senator Hopper moved that Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table.
The question was: Shall Senate amendment 5 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 19.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senators Taylor, Hansen, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Carpenter, T. Cullen, C. Larson, Holperin and Vinehout.
Senator Hopper moved that Senate amendment 6 to Assembly Bill 8, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that the January 2011 Special Session of the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 15, 2011.
Senator Hopper objected.
Senator Miller moved that the January 2011 Special Session of the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 15, 2011.
The question was: Shall the January 2011 Special Session of the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 10, 2011?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 14; noes, 19; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, S. Coggs, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
