September 2023 Special Session
1:25 P.M. TUESDAY, October 17, 2023
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by Senate President Kapenga.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll call, prayer and pledge of the Regular Session be applied to the September 2023 Special Session.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 17 (6), the Chief Clerk made the following entries under the above date. _____________
Chief Clerk's Entries
Amendments Offered
hist174842Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session offered by Senators Pfaff, Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer, Taylor and Wirch. _____________
Second reading and amendments of senate joint resolutions and senate bills
Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session
Relating to: fall workforce package, granting rule-making authority, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty.
hist174959Senator LeMahieu moved that Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session be rejected. The question was: Rejection of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 21.
Noes - Senators Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch - 10.
Absent or not voting - Senators Quinn and Taylor - 2.
Rejected.
Senator Quinn, with unanimous consent, asked to be recorded as voting “Aye” on the question of rejection of Senate Amendment 1 to Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session.
hist174966The question was: Adoption of Senate Substitute Amendment 1 to Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session? The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 22; noes, 10; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Nass, Quinn, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 22.
Noes - Senators Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch - 10.
Absent or not voting - Senator Taylor - 1.
Adopted.
hist174968Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the rules be suspended and the bill be given its third reading. hist174969Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session Read a third time.
The question was: Passage of Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 21; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 1; as follows:
Ayes - Senators Ballweg, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Felzkowski, Feyen, Hutton, Jacque, Jagler, James, Kapenga, Knodl, LeMahieu, Marklein, Quinn, Stafsholt, Stroebel, Testin, Tomczyk, Wanggaard and Wimberger - 21.
Noes - Senators Agard, Carpenter, Hesselbein, L. Johnson, Larson, Nass, Pfaff, Roys, Smith, Spreitzer and Wirch - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senator Taylor - 1.
Passed.
Senator Kapenga, with unanimous consent, asked that the Senate stand informal.
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that all action be immediately messaged to the Assembly:
hist174970Senate Bill 1, September 2023 Special Session Messaged.
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Adjournment
Senator LeMahieu, with unanimous consent, asked that the September 2023 Special Session of the Senate stand adjourned until Thursday, October 19, 2023.
Adjourned.
1:51 P.M.
