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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.
hist127515The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 13? Adopted.
hist127517Senator LeMahieu, 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 17
Relating to: increased penalties for crimes against elder persons; restraining orders for elder persons; freezing assets of a defendant charged with financial exploitation of an elder person; sexual assault of an elder person; physical abuse of an elder person; and providing a penalty.
hist127521Senator LeMahieu, 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 18
Relating to: expediting criminal proceedings when a victim or witness is an elder person and preserving the testimony of a crime victim or witness who is an elder person.
hist127525Senator LeMahieu, 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 25
Relating to: member meetings, bylaws, and emergency powers of a cooperative.
