Mr. President:
I am directed to inform you that the Assembly has
Passed and asks concurrence in:
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Messages from the Assembly Considered
Assembly Bill 133
Relating to: farmland preservation agreements and tax credits.
By Representatives Oldenburg, Novak, Shankland, Tranel, C. Anderson, Considine, Hurd, Jacobson, Mursau, Schmidt, VanderMeer, Bare, Joers, Krug, Nedweski, Penterman, Subeck, Myers and Pronschinske; cosponsored by Senators Testin, Taylor, Pfaff, Spreitzer, Ballweg, Hesselbein, Marklein, Quinn, Smith, Tomczyk, Carpenter, Roys, Wanggaard and Cowles.
hist179342Read first time and referred to the committee on Senate Organization. _____________
hist178848Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the appointments be moved to the foot of the 14th order of business on today’s calendar. _____________
Messages from the Assembly
Senate Bill 85
Relating to: authorizing email for notice of public inland lake protection and rehabilitation district board business.
hist178817The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 85 be concurred in? Concurred in.
Senate Bill 380
Relating to: Wisconsin grants and other financial aid for higher education.
hist178818The question was: Shall Assembly Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 380 be concurred in? Concurred in.
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Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills
hist178825Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all Senate Bills on the 10th order of business be moved to the foot of the 14th order of business ahead of the appointments on today’s calendar. _____________
Second reading and amendments of assembly joint resolutions and assembly bills
hist178843Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that Assembly Bills 271, 335, 396, 494 and 566 be moved to the foot of the 14th order of business ahead of the appointments on today’s calendar. Assembly Bill 438
Relating to: baseball park district administration and funding for improvement of professional baseball park facilities.
hist178820The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 438? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 25; noes, 8; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Carpenter, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Taylor, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 25.
Noes - Senators Bradley, Cowles, Hutton, Jacque, Kapenga, Larson, Nass and Testin - 8.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Adopted.
Senator LeMahieu asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading.
Senator Nass objected.
hist178823Senator LeMahieu moved that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and Assembly Bill 438 be read a third time?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 26; noes, 7; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Taylor, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 26.
Noes - Senators Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Jacque, Kapenga, Larson and Nass - 7.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Rules suspended and the bill given its third reading.
Senator Carpenter asked unanimous consent that the rules be suspended and the record be expunged to return Assembly Bill 438 to the amendable state.
Senator Feyen objected.
hist178875Senator Carpenter moved that the rules be suspended and the record be expunged to return Assembly Bill 438 to the amendable state. The question was: Shall the rules be suspended and the record be expunged to return Assembly Bill 438 to the amendable stage?
The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 15; noes, 18; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Larson, Nass, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Taylor - 15.
Noes - Senators Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Jagler, James, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 18.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Refused to suspend the rules and return to amendable stage.
hist178879The question was: Concurrence as amended of Assembly Bill 438? The ayes and noes were required and the vote was: ayes, 19; noes, 14; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stroebel, Tomczyk, Wimberger and Wirch - 19.
Noes - Senators Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Hutton, Jacque, Kapenga, Knodl, Larson, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Taylor, Testin and Wanggaard - 14.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Concurred in as amended.
Assembly Bill 439
Relating to: funding for improvement of baseball park facilities and making an appropriation.
hist178882Senator LeMahieu moved that Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 439 be rejected. The question was: Rejection of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 439?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 30; noes, 3; absent or not voting, 0; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Kapenga, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Pfaff, Quinn, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 30.
Noes - Senators Carpenter, Larson and Taylor - 3.
Absent or not voting - None - 0.
Rejected.
hist178883The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 1 to Assembly Bill 439? Adopted.
hist178884The question was: Adoption of Senate Amendment 2 to Assembly Bill 439? Adopted.
hist178885Senator LeMahieu moved that Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 439 be rejected. _____________
In the Chair
President Pro Tempore Testin in the chair.
10:55 A.M.
The question was: Rejection of Senate Amendment 3 to Assembly Bill 439?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 22; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Agard, Ballweg, Cabral-Guevara, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hesselbein, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, L. Johnson, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Pfaff, Quinn, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard, Wimberger and Wirch - 22.
Noes - Senators Bradley, Carpenter, Cowles, Larson, Nass, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Stafsholt and Taylor - 10.
Absent or not voting - Senator Kapenga - 1.
Rejected.