hist46859The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 338? Adopted.
hist46861Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 343
Relating to: distribution of Wisconsin Blue Book and highway maps.
hist46865Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 386
Relating to: access by a birth parent whose parental rights have been terminated in this state to identifying information about his or her child and access to medical and genetic information about such a birth parent.
hist46870Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senate Bill 392
Relating to: authority of the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection regarding motor vehicle fueling facilities.
hist46874Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senators Bewley, Miller and Vinehout, with unanimous consent, asked that they be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 392.
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 assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills
Assembly Bill 98
Relating to: highway maps published by the Department of Transportation.
hist46893Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 98
Assembly Bill 297
Relating to: copying, making available, and required notices on, certain vital records.
hist46897Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Gudex, Hansen, Harris Dodd, Harsdorf, Kapenga, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Moulton, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Shilling, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Tiffany, Vinehout, Wanggaard and Wirch - 32.
Noes - None.
Absent or not voting - Senator Vukmir - 1.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 372
Relating to: membership of the board of commissioners of public inland lake protection and rehabilitation districts.
hist46901Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 372
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 Lazich, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn, it honor of Rachel Veum and would like to welcome her back to the State Senate.
Senator Shilling, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Rachel Veum and Senator Roth and welcomes them back to the State Senate.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of the Green Bay Packers.
Senator Wanggaard, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Jayden Jaramillo of Mt. Pleasant. Because of his quick thinking, his bus driver was able to receive timely emergency medical assistance. Last October Jayden, a fourth grader at the time, came to the rescue of his school bus driver who was having an asthma attack. The driver began coughing and could not breathe. Quickly recognizing the emergency, Jayden jumped into action. He called for help on the radio, alerting the bus company there was an emergency and their location. Because of Jayden’s actions an ambulance was able to rush the bus driver to the hospital for care and another driver was sent to drive the students to school. Jayden’s quick thinking saved a life. Wisconsin is a better place because of people like Jayden.
Senator Vinehout, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Judith R. Whelan. They laid Judy to rest last Saturday. Judy passed away as the result of a congenital kidney disorder. She believed she could change the world and she surely did change the world. Judy grew up down the road from the Senator in Mondovi and earned her teaching degree from UW Eau Claire. In what was for her a life-changing event, Judy met Eleanor Roosevelt. Judy attended and staffed the Roosevelt sponsored Encampment for Citizenship in New York. This experience left a lifelong impact on Judy. She learned how to change the world and she did this one person at a time. Judy shifted her focus from teaching to working to improve the lives of others. Judy worked as a leader for Farmers Union in western Wisconsin. She worked with youth and families for the betterment of the lives of rural people. Later Judy worked to improve the quality of life for all as an outreach worker with the CAP agency Western Dairyland. Her legacy to improve people’s lives is visible in Buffalo County through the thrift shops in Mondovi and Buffalo City and the Mondovi Area Food Pantry. Judy fell in love with and married the former Mayor of Mondovi, Dell Whelan, who served on the Buffalo County Dairy Herd Improvement Association. It was through the association Senator Vinehout met Judy and Dell over 20 years ago. Judy believed our purpose on this earth is to help make the lives of others better. She truly lived her life to change the world.
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Adjournment
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand adjourned until Thursday, January 14, 2016.
