Passed and asks concurrence in:
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Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 4
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Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Joint Resolution 6
Relating to: proclaiming February 2021 to be American Heart Month in Wisconsin.
By Representatives Rozar, J. Rodriguez, Bowen, Cabral-Guevara, Cabrera, Callahan, Dittrich, Drake, Duchow, Edming, Emerson, Kerkman, Kuglitsch, Magnafici, Moses, Mursau, Novak, Ortiz-Velez, Pope, Shankland, Sinicki, Spiros, Spreitzer, Thiesfeldt, Tusler, Vorpagel and Wittke; cosponsored by Senators Ballweg, Darling, Carpenter, Cowles, Felzkowski, Jacque, Johnson, Larson, Marklein, Petrowski, Pfaff, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch.
hist127688Read and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 2
Relating to: various changes to the laws administered and enforced by the Department of Revenue.
By Representatives Wittke, Macco, Katsma and Zimmerman; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga.
hist127630Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. Assembly Bill 3
Relating to: modifications to the tax treatment of tax-option corporations that elect to pay tax at the entity level.
By Representatives Wittke and Macco; cosponsored by Senators Marklein, Kooyenga and Kapenga.
hist127635Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills
hist127599Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Bills 2 and 1 be placed at the foot of the 11th order of business on today’s calendar. Senate Bill 3
Relating to: pharmacy benefit managers, prescription drug benefits, and granting rule-making authority.
hist127484The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 3? Adopted.
hist127486Senator LeMahieu, 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 3?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 31; noes, 1; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 31.
Noes - Senator Kooyenga - 1.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Passed.
Senate Bill 4
Relating to: prohibiting certain government officials from mandating vaccination against the 2019 novel coronavirus.
hist127490Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senators Larson and Roys, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 4.
Senate Bill 7
Relating to: closure of and forbidding gatherings in places of worship.
hist127494Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Roys, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 7.
Senate Bill 8
Relating to: distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
Senator Bewley, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
hist127506Senator LeMahieu moved that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 8 be rejected. Senator Kapenga, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
The question was: Rejection of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 8?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 12; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bernier, Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 20.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 12.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Rejected.
hist127508Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Roys, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 8.
Senate Bill 11
Relating to: various changes to the worker's compensation law.
hist127512Senator LeMahieu, 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 11?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 32; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bernier, Bewley, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Darling, Erpenbach, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Johnson, Kapenga, Kooyenga, Larson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roth, Roys, Smith, Stafsholt, Stroebel, L. Taylor, Testin, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 32.
Noes – None - 0.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Passed.
Senate Bill 13
Relating to: dentists administering certain vaccines.
