Relating to: commending Pope Francis.
hist40055The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 14? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: proclaiming September 2015 as Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.
hist40056The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 20? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 44
Relating to: commending Coach John Vodenlich on receiving the 2015 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Baseball Coach of the Year award.
hist40057The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 44? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 48
Relating to: congratulating Whistling Straits, the Kohler Company, and Herbert Kohler Jr. on the 97th Annual PGA Championship.
hist40058The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 48? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 49
Relating to: commemorating the 160th anniversary of Miller Brewing Company in the state of Wisconsin.
hist40059The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 49? Adopted.
Assembly Joint Resolution 43
Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Thomas Archer Lothian.
hist40061Concurred in by unanimous rising vote hist40062Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as cosponsors of Assembly Joint Resolution 43. Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
hist40069Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 50 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 50
Relating to: recognizing September as National Suicide Prevention Month.
hist40070 Senator Taylor, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Joint Resolution 50. hist40071The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 50? Adopted.
hist40072Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolution 51 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Senate Joint Resolution 51
Relating to: proclaiming the second week in September each year as Towing Industry Awareness Week.
hist40074The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 51? Adopted.
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 53
Relating to: tax incremental financing project plan amendments and extending the life of a tax incremental district if the district is adversely impacted by statutory changes to the method of calculating equalized valuation.
hist40078The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 53? Adopted.
hist40168Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Senate Bill 53
hist40170The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 53? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Gudex, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lassa, Lazich, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 31.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Lasee and Vinehout - 2.
Passed.
Senate Bill 56
Relating to: designation of tax incremental districts as distressed or severely distressed districts.
hist40085The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 56? Adopted.
hist40086The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 56? Adopted.
hist40088Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Senate Bill 56
hist40090The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 56? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Gudex, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lassa, Lazich, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Wirch - 31.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senators Lasee and Vinehout - 2.
Passed.
Senate Bill 57
Relating to: redetermination of base value for tax incremental districts.
hist40092The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 57? Adopted.