hist109447Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Miller asked to be recorded as voting “No” on the question of passage of Senate Bill 106.
Senate Bill 108
Relating to: vacancies in elective offices in cities and villages.
hist109450The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 108? Adopted.
hist109451The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 108? Adopted.
hist109453Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
Senate Bill 117
Relating to: adopting revisions to the state's uniform athlete agents act and providing a penalty.
hist109456The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 117? Adopted.
hist109458Senator 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 125
Relating to: amounts obligated under the Warren Knowles-Gaylord Nelson Stewardship 2000 Program for water infrastructure projects in state parks and making an appropriation.
hist109461The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Senate Bill 125? Adopted.
hist109463Senator 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 125?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 33; noes, 0; absent or not voting, 0; 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, L. Taylor, Testin, Tiffany, Wanggaard and Wirch - 33.
Noes – None - 0.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Passed.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
Messaged.
Senate Bill 155
Relating to: participation in the Volunteer Health Care Provider program by agencies serving homeless individuals.
hist109467Senator 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 156
Relating to: retired credential status for certain professionals holding credentials granted by the Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, and Professional Land Surveyors; extending the time limit for emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; and requiring the exercise of rule-making authority.
Senator Shilling moved that the rules be suspended and that Assembly Bill 119 be withdrawn from the committee on Senate Organization and taken up at this time.
President Roth, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
POINT OF ORDER
hist110226Senator Fitzgerald raised the point of order that the motion to withdraw a bill from committee is out of order at this time and that motion should be made under the 13th order of business. The chair ruled the point of order well taken, citing a previous ruling on a motion to withdraw a bill from committee was out of order made by Senator Risser on February 1, 2000, and that the Senate has set a clear precedent that motions to withdraw bills from committee and take up should be made under the 13th order of business.
hist110227Senate Shilling appealed the ruling of the chair. The question was: Shall the Decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the Senate?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Bernier, Cowles, Craig, Darling, Feyen, Fitzgerald, Jacque, Kapenga, Kooyenga, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Olsen, Petrowski, Roth, Stroebel, Testin, Tiffany and Wanggaard - 19.
Noes - Senators Bewley, Carpenter, Erpenbach, Hansen, Johnson, Larson, Miller, Ringhand, Risser, Schachtner, Shilling, Smith, L. Taylor and Wirch - 14.
Absent or not voting – None - 0.
Decision of the Chair stands.
hist109481The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 156? Adopted.
hist109483Senator 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 163
Relating to: causing bodily harm to a nurse and providing a penalty.
hist109486The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 163? Adopted.
hist109488Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. Read a third time and passed.
Senator Fitzgerald, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
