Noes - Senators Agard, Bernier, Bewley, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 13.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg and Erpenbach - 2.
Concurred in.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 984.
Assembly Bill 994
Relating to: certification requirements for building contractors.
hist156344Senator Feyen, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and concurred in.
Assembly Bill 995
Relating to: a parental opt-out from face covering requirements in school buildings and on school grounds and requiring school boards to offer pupils a full-time, in-person option.
hist156348Senator Feyen, 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 in Assembly Bill 995?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 3; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bradley, Cowles, Darling, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jacque, Jagler, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Petrowski, Roth, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 19.
Noes - Senators Agard, Bewley, Carpenter, Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Ringhand, Roys, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senators Ballweg, Bernier and Erpenbach - 3.
Concurred in.
Senator Erpenbach, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of concurrence in Assembly Bill 995.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Bernier be granted a leave of absence for part of today's session.
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