Messaged.
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Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
Senate Bill 517
Relating to: collection of certain utility arrearages by a municipal utility and the provision of municipal utility service to tenants.
Senator Lasee moved that Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 517 be laid on the table.
hist21838The question was: Shall Senate Amendment 3 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 517 be laid on the table? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting - Senator Jauch - 1.
Tabled.
hist21839Senator Erpenbach moved that Senate Bill 517 be referred to committee on Insurance and Housing. Question: Shall Senate Bill 517 be referred to committee on Insurance and Housing?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 14; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Absent or not voting - Senator Jauch - 1.
Referral refused.
hist21840The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 517? Adopted.
hist21842Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the bill be considered for final action at this time. Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 517?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 22; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Shilling, Tiffany, Vinehout and Vukmir - 22.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lehman, Risser, L. Taylor and Wirch - 10.
Absent or not voting - Senator Jauch - 1.
Passed.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Motions may be offered
Senate Bill 143
Relating to: authorizing the circuit court to order a person who engages in discrimination in employment, unfair honesty testing, or unfair genetic testing to pay compensatory and punitive damages.
Senator Hansen moved that Senate Bill 143 be withdrawn from the committee on Judiciary and Labor and taken up at this time.
The question was: Shall Senate Bill 143 be withdrawn from the committee on Judiciary and Labor and taken up at this time?
hist21862The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 14; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 1; as follows: Ayes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, L. Taylor, Vinehout and Wirch - 14.
Noes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Tiffany and Vukmir - 18.
Absent or not voting - Senator Jauch - 1.
Refused to suspend rules and take up.
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Announcements, Adjournment Honors, and Remarks Under
Special Privilege
Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourns, it do so in honor of Matt Antoine, a Prairie du Chien native, who won a bronze medal this past weekend in the 2014 Winter Olympic men’s skeleton competition. Matt became interested in skeleton when he was 16 years old after watching the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games. Despite failing to make the US skeleton team in his first tryout and undergoing knee surgery in 2012, Matt never game up and has overcome numerous challenges in order to achieve his goal of competing in the Olympics. He has worked hard over the past 11 years training for this opportunity, and Matt’s breakthrough season came this past year when he won three medals, including his first career World Cup victory in Lake Placid, NY. Matt’s athleticism, determination, and sportsmanship is an inspiration to everyone, and it has been great to see Prairie du Chien residents and the surrounding communities rally around him and cheer him on. Everyone is extremely proud of Matt’s bronze medal performance, and wants to wish him the best of luck as he continues to compete and achieve new goals.
Senator Wirch, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourns, it do so in honor of Tom Van Dahm who will be having his 90th birthday. Tom is a retired economics professor from Carthage College. He is a good community activist in the 22nd Senate District.
Senator Lassa, with unanimous consent, asked that when the Senate adjourns, it do so in honor of Joe Pavelski of Plover, who is a member of the United States men’s hockey team.
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Adjournment
Senator Fitzgerald moved that the Senate stand adjourned.
The question was: Shall the Senate stand adjourned?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 13; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Cowles, Darling, Ellis, Farrow, S. Fitzgerald, Grothman, Gudex, Harsdorf, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Petrowski, Schultz, Taylor, Tiffany and Vukmir - 19.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, T. Cullen, Erpenbach, Hansen, Harris, C. Larson, Lassa, Lehman, Miller, Risser, Shilling, Vinehout and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - Senator Jauch - 1.
Adjourned.
5:24 P.M.
