Wednesday, February 2, 2011
12:24 P.M.
January 2011 Special Session
STATE OF WISCONSIN
Senate Journal
The Senate met.
The Senate was called to order by President Ellis.
President Ellis, with unanimous consent, asked that the roll
call, prayer and pledge of the Regular Session be applied to the
January 2011 Special Session.
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Call of Roll
The roll was called, disclosing the presence of a quorum.
Pursuant to Senate Rule 15, the official attendance for session was:
Senators S. Coggs, Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, Erpenbach, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Hansen, Harsdorf, Holperin, Hopper, Jauch, Kapanke, Kedzie, C. Larson, Lasee, Lassa, Lazich, Leibham, Miller, Moulton, Olsen, Risser, Schultz, Taylor, Vinehout, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 31.
Absent with Leave - Senators Carpenter and Wirch - 2.
Absent - 0.
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Leaves of Absence
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Carpenter be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
Senator Miller, with unanimous consent, asked that Senator Wirch be granted a leave of absence for today's session.
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Report of Committees
The committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce, and Government Operations reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 5, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: requiring a supermajority for passage of tax increase legislation.
Passage.
Ayes, 3 - Senators Zipperer, Kedzie and Galloway.
Noes, 2 - Senators Risser and Erpenbach.
Rich Zipperer
Chairperson
The committee on Natural Resources and Environment reports and recommends:
Senate Bill 10, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: an exemption from water quality standards for wetlands and from certain other regulatory provisions concerning water quality and surface water use that apply to a wetland area in Brown County; and review of certain changes to shoreland, wetland, and floodplain zoning ordinances that apply to a wetland area in Brown County.
Introduction and adoption of Senate Amendment 2.
Ayes, 6 - Senators Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard, Galloway, Holperin and C. Larson.
Noes, 1 - Senator Wirch.
Passage as amended.
Ayes, 4 - Senators Kedzie, Moulton, Wanggaard and Galloway.
Noes, 3 - Senators Wirch, Holperin and C. Larson.
Neal Kedzie
Chairperson
Second Reading and Amendments of Senate Joint Resolutions
And Senate Bills
Senate Bill 6, January 2011 Special Session
Relating to: creation of an authority, to be known as the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, and making appropriations.
Read a second time.
Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 6, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senators C. Larson, Taylor and Risser.
Senator Hopper moved that Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 6, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table.
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In the Chair
Pursuant to Senate Rule 2 (1), Senate President Pro Tempore Leibham in the chair.
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The question was: Shall Senate amendment 1 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 6, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table?
The ayes and noes were demanded and the vote was: ayes, 20; noes, 11; absent or not voting, 2; as follows:
S89 Ayes - Senators Cowles, T. Cullen, Darling, Ellis, S. Fitzgerald, Galloway, Grothman, Harsdorf, Hopper, Kapanke, Kedzie, Lasee, Lazich, Leibham, Moulton, Olsen, Schultz, Vukmir, Wanggaard and Zipperer - 20.
Noes - Senators S. Coggs, Erpenbach, Hansen, Holperin, Jauch, C. Larson, Lassa, Miller, Risser, Taylor and Vinehout - 11.
Absent or not voting - Senators Carpenter and Wirch - 2.
Tabled.
Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 6, January 2011 Special Session offered by Senators Taylor, S. Coggs, Lassa, Miller, Risser, T. Cullen, C. Larson and Vinehout.
Senator Hopper moved that Senate amendment 2 to Senate substitute amendment 1 to Senate Bill 6, January 2011 Special Session be laid on the table.
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