Relating to: proclaiming April as Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month in Wisconsin.
hist99330The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 19? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 20
Relating to: proclaiming April 28, 2019, Workers' Memorial Day in Wisconsin.
hist99331The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 20? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 21
Relating to: honoring the public service of Michael Leckrone.
hist99332The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 21? Adopted.
Senate Joint Resolution 22
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin-Madison women's hockey team for winning the 2019 NCAA Division I National Championship title.
hist99333The question was: Adoption of Senate Joint Resolution 22? 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 1
Relating to: designating and marking a highway interchange in Winnebago County as the Michael G. Ellis Memorial Interchange.
hist99344Senator Wanggaard, with unanimous consent, asked that all members of the Senate be added as coauthors of Senate Bill 1. hist99342Senator 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 3
Relating to: denial, suspension, and revocation of certain licenses related to motor vehicle dealers.
hist99348Senator 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 4
Relating to: motor vehicle immobilization devices.
hist99351The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 4? Adopted.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 4.
hist99353Senator 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 Hansen, Larson and Miller, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 4.
Senate Bill 13
Relating to: notification of changed property tax assessment for agricultural land.
hist99356The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 13? Adopted.
hist99358Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 13?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Erpenbach, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Hansen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Miller, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Ringhand, Risser, Roth, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch - 32.
Noes – None - 0.
Absent or not voting - Senator L. Taylor - 1.
Passed.
Senate Bill 19
Relating to: terminology changes for those with an intellectual disability in administrative rules.
hist99362Senator 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 27
Relating to: the handling of deer carcasses in the field, the transport of deer carcasses, and the suspension of portions of emergency rules of the Department of Natural Resources.
hist99373Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bill 27 be referred to the committee on Sporting Heritage, Mining and Forestry. 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 Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of Monona Grove High School senior McKenna Warnock as the Gatorade 2019 Wisconsin girls basketball player of the year. This award recognizes athletic excellence, academic achievement, and excellence of character. McKenna led her Silver Eagles basketball team to the Badger Conference South Championship. She is a three time conference first team selection and a two time all-state first team honoree. This season McKenna averaged 29.7 points, 12.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists while maintaining a 4.0 GPA and volunteering on behalf of a homeless shelter and youth sports camps. Her Wisconsin fans will likely get to see her playing at the Kohl Center in the future as McKenna has signed her letter of intent to play basketball for the University of Iowa.
Senator Darling, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of the Nicolet Knight boys’ basketball team who won their first WIAA Division 2 State Title on March 17, 2019 with a 67-54 victory over Milwaukee Washington. The Knights finished the season 27-1 and ranked #9 in the nation according to MaxPreps. The team was led by the AP Player of the Year in Wisconsin and unanimous first time all-state, Jalen Johnson. Congratulations to head coach Allan Hanson and his team on a historic season.
Senator Hansen, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate adjourn in honor of the Bay Port Girls Division 1 Basketball Championship. They had a thrilling last second victory, winning 50-49. They are coached by former UW-Green Bay star, Kati Coleman.