hist204195Senator 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 194
Relating to: obtaining attorney fees and costs under the state’s public records law when an authority voluntarily or unilaterally releases a contested record after an action has been filed in court.
hist204199Senator 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 215
Relating to: town clerk and treasurer appointments, publication requirements for proposed budget summary and notice of public hearing, and discontinuance of highways.
hist204203Senator 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 LeMahieu, 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 73
Relating to: statutory recognition of specialized treatment court and commercial court dockets.
hist204223Senator LeMahieu raised the point of order that Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 73 was not germane, pursuant to Senate Rule 50 (6)(b). The Chair ruled the point of order well taken
hist204224Senator Roys appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was: Shall the Decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
The Decision of the Chair stands as the judgment of the Senate.
hist204226Senator 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: Concurrence of Assembly Bill 73?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 18; noes, 15; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 18.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Dassler-Alfheim, Drake, Habush Sinykin, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Keyeski, Larson, Pfaff, Ratcliff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Wall and Wirch - 15.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Concurred in.
Assembly Bill 75
Relating to: Department of Justice collection and reporting of certain criminal case data.
hist204232Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 75 adopted. hist204234Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Assembly Bill 75
hist204235Read a third time and concurred in as amended. Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
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Motions may be offered
hist204239Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 55 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Assembly Joint Resolution 55
Relating to: designating May as Mental Health Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
hist204240Senator Feyen, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Joint Resolution 47 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time. Assembly Joint Resolution 47
Relating to: declaring May as Eye Health Awareness Month.
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Consideration of resolutions and joint resolutions not requiring a third reading
hist204290Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senate Joint Resolutions 26, 35, 43, 44 and 49 be laid on the table. Senate Joint Resolution 30
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship.
Senate Joint Resolution 36
Relating to: congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship.
