Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and
senate bills
Senate Bill 10
Relating to: methods of providing assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program and projects that are eligible for assistance under the Clean Water Fund Program.
hist1997The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 10? Adopted.
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In the Chair
Pursuant to Senate Rule 2 (1), Senate President Pro Tempore Leibham in the chair. hist2004Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Read a third time and passed.
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Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills
Assembly Joint Resolution 2
Relating to: creation of a department of transportation, creation of a transportation fund, and deposit of funds into the transportation fund (second consideration).
Senator Petrowski moved that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 2 be laid on the table.
hist2006The question was: Shall Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Joint Resolution 2 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 Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 19.
Noes - Senators T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - None.
Tabled.
hist2008Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Assembly Joint Resolution 2
The question was: Concurrence of Assembly Joint Resolution 2?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Hansen, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Shilling, Tiffany, Vinehout, Vukmir and Wirch - 25.
Noes - Senators T. Cullen, Harris, Jauch, C. Larson, Lehman, Miller, Risser and Taylor - 8.
Absent or not voting - None.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: the exclusion of veterinarians from the prescription drug monitoring program.
hist2017Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Assembly Bill 3
hist2018Read a third time and concurred in. Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Announcements, Adjournment Honors, and Remarks Under
Special Privilege
Senator Jauch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of the Superior Days delegates, who come down each year from the north and talk about the area they care so much about it. This wonderful, grassroots event has been going on for 27 years.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Gene Aiello. Gene was an avid fisherman, golfer, sausage maker, and a veteran. Gene loved gardening and died doing what he loved to do, ice fishing. He will be missed by friends and family.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his nephew, Jeff Wirch. Jeff is a biology teacher at Bradford High School who has been chosen by Kenosha Unified School District as one of the Teachers of the Year. The Senator and his family are very proud of him.
Senator Cullen, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of his brother, Tom Cullen, who was in the Capitol for a visit.
Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Black History Month. She would like to honor those individuals who made it possible for her to stand in the Chambers today.
Senator Vukmir, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourn, it do so in honor of Zabelle Malkasian, the grandmother of the Joint Finance Committee clerk, Joe Malkasian, who passed away February, 3, 2013. Zabelle was appointed by 2 Wisconsin governors and 3 Wauwatosa mayors to a variety of task forces and boards. She was also appointed to the state affirmative action council. Zabelle is survived by her son Bill Malkasian, grandchildren Joe and Megan Malkasian, and great-grandson Elijah Malkasian.
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President Pro Tempore Leibham appointed Senator Tiffany and Senator Lassa to escort his Excellency, the Governor, to the Joint Convention.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate recess until 6:30 P.M. for the purpose of awaiting the Governor’s Budget Address in Joint Convention in the Assembly Chambers at 7:00 P.M., and further, that the Senate stand adjourned until Tuesday, February 26, 2013, pursuant to Senate Resolution 1, upon the rising of the Joint Convention.
2:15 P.M.
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Recess
The Senate proceeded in a body to the Assembly Chamber to meet in Joint Convention to receive the Budget Address.
6:45 P.M.
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In Assembly Chamber In Joint Convention
Senate President Ellis in the chair.
The Committee to wait upon the Governor appeared with his Excellency the Honorable Governor Scott Walker, who delivered his message as follows:
7:00 P.M.
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“Speaker Vos, Speaker Pro Tem Kramer, President Ellis, Majority Leader Fitzgerald, Minority Leader Larson, Minority Leader Barca, members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Constitutional Officers, tribal leaders, members of the Cabinet, distinguished guests, members of the Legislature, most importantly, fellow citizens of the great state of Wisconsin, it is an honor to appear before you tonight.
Before we get started, I would like to introduce the First Lady of Wisconsin, my wife, Tonette.
Sitting next to my wife is Major General Don Dunbar, the Adjutant General of Wisconsin. General Dunbar, thank you to you and to all of the men and women of the Wisconsin National Guard.
Next to General Dunbar is Sgt. Luis Cortes-Avila, who just returned home from eleven months of being deployed with the 1157th Transportation Company out of Oshkosh. Like the other soldiers in his unit, he performed his mission well and returned home safely, but one thing was extra special for Sgt. Cortes-Avila.
On November 2nd, thousands of miles away from his home in Oshkosh, Luis became an American citizen. With the help of his platoon, who would quiz him as they would go to and from the motor pool, Sgt. Cortes-Avila passed his citizenship exam and took his oath while serving in Afghanistan. Congratulations. Recently, Sgt. Cortes-Avila told me when he was a baby, his family moved to California from Mexico. Later, when he was 11, his family moved to Wisconsin.
Sgt. Cortes-Avila mentioned how much his parents gave up for him and his brothers, so their children could have the freedoms that citizens have here. They wanted their kids to grow up having a choice to do what they wanted to do in life. His parents made incredible sacrifices so their children could live the American Dream. Now, their son Luis is an American citizen and a proud veteran. We salute you.
Tonight, I want to share with each of you our ambitious plans to help more people live the American Dream—right here in Wisconsin.
Our focus is simple—more prosperity, better performance and true independence.
Going into this budget, we face a much different set of circumstances than we did two years ago. At the start of 2011, Wisconsin faced a $3.6 billion budget deficit and the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. At the time, I stated that moderation and frugality in government would lead to freedom and prosperity for our people.
